Country profile

Burundi

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

Indicator years varySub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated0kg per person · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

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 · reported material shares

Food and organics57%

Glass15%

Plastic8%

Paper and cardboard6%

Metal5%

Textiles4%

Wood3%

Hazardous waste2%

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

No published split is available for this profile.

National waste lawNot reported

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionMinistry of Water, Environment, Territorial Planning and Urban Planning

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusPlanning stage

Deposit-return systemNot reported