City profile

Vientiane, Lao PDR

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Vientiane, Lao PDR.

Indicator year 2020E. Asia & PacificLMIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage27%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste50%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported material shares

Wood38.2%

Food and organics16.9%

Rubber and leather12%

Other materials12%

Metal9.3%

Plastic6.1%

Paper and cardboard2.8%

Textiles1.6%

Glass1.1%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified50%

Uncollected50%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorNot reported

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo