Country profile

Bangladesh

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

Indicator year 2021S. AsiaLMIC

Municipal waste generated182.5kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage77%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate3.1%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste19.4%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping1%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported material shares

Food and organics19.3%

Paper and cardboard18.4%

Plastic17.7%

Textiles10.0%

Rubber and leather9.7%

Metal9.5%

Other materials5.8%

Glass5.6%

Garden and green waste4.2%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified55.0%

Other treatment20.9%

Uncollected19.4%

Recycling in treatment mix3.1%

Open dumping1%

Incineration0.3%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational 3R Strategy For Waste Management

Responsible institutionBangladesh Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusOffcial policy or strategy document approved

Deposit-return systemNot reported