City profile

Warsaw, Poland

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Warsaw, Poland.

Indicator year 2021Eur. & Cent. AsiaHIC

Municipal waste generated415kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage100%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate26.8%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill47.8%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported material shares

No published split is available for this profile.

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Sanitary landfill47.8%

Recycling in treatment mix26.8%

Composting13%

Incineration12.4%

Primary collectionCurbside collection: waste is collected from bins or in bags that are left outside of the property

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo