Municipal waste generated489kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported valueCollection coverage100%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverageMunicipal recycling rate39.9%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment shareUncollected waste—No published valueOpen dumping—No published valueSanitary landfill—No published value
Waste composition
World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported material shares
Other materials29.7%
Paper and cardboard24.7%
Food and organics20.8%
Wood9%
Glass8%
Textiles7%
Electrical and electronic waste0.7%
Treatment and disposal
World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported treatment and disposal shares
Incineration57.6%
Recycling in treatment mix39.9%
Landfill, unspecified2.5%
National waste framework
National waste lawYesNational waste planNew National Waste PlanResponsible institutionDepartament de Medi Ambient i Sostenibilitat.Producer responsibilityNot reportedEPR operating statusNot reportedDeposit-return systemNot reported