City profile

Yokohama, Japan

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Yokohama, Japan.

Indicator year 2022E. Asia & PacificHIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage100%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate24.9%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste0%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill0.3%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported material shares

Paper and cardboard33.8%

Food and organics29.7%

Plastic13.9%

Other materials7.7%

Wood5.9%

Textiles4.6%

Metal2.3%

Glass2.0%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Incineration74.8%

Recycling in treatment mix24.9%

Sanitary landfill0.3%

Uncollected0%

Primary collectionCentralised drop-off point: people drop off waste at a specific location or shared (communal) container

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemYes