Country profile

Afghanistan

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Afghanistan.

Indicator year 2017S. AsiaLIC

Municipal waste generated117.9kg per person · 2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage59.2%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate18.9%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste40.8%2017 · 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 · 2017 · reported material shares

Food and organics52.2%

Plastic11.8%

Other materials11.4%

Diapers and hygiene products6.4%

Textiles5.4%

Paper and cardboard4.6%

Wood2.1%

Garden and green waste2.1%

Rubber and leather1.8%

Glass1.3%

Hazardous waste0.6%

Metal0.4%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2017 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Uncollected40.8%

Landfill, unspecified23.1%

Recycling in treatment mix18.9%

Incineration7.7%

Composting6.5%

Other treatment3.1%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Policy On Waste Management

Responsible institutionNational Environmental Protection Agency (The name of Department could not be confirmed)

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported