Country profile

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Indicator years 2022–2024Eur. & Cent. AsiaUMIC

Municipal waste generated329kg per person · 2024 · Eurostat · municipal waste generated

Collection coverage76%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate1.1%2024 · Eurostat · municipal recycling rate

Uncollected waste21.6%2022 · 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 · 2022 · reported material shares

No published split is available for this profile.

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

Controlled landfill78.4%

Uncollected21.6%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Strategy: BIH Environmental Strategy And Action Plan 2030+

Responsible institutionFederation of BiSH (FBiH) : The Ministry of Environment and Tourism oversees waste management policies in this region

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in place

Deposit-return systemNot reported