Country profile

Angola

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

Indicator year 2014Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated292kg per person · 2014 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage23.1%2014 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2014 · reported material shares

Food and organics51.8%

Plastic13.5%

Paper and cardboard11.9%

Glass6.7%

Textiles6.1%

Other materials5.4%

Metal4.4%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2014 · reported treatment and disposal shares

No published split is available for this profile.

National waste lawYes

National waste planSustainable Urban Waste Management Plan 2012

Responsible institutionNational Waste Agency

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported