Country profile

Brazil

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

Indicator year 2022L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

Municipal waste generated389.8kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage90.9%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate1.6%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste7%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping13.1%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill67.4%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported material shares

Food and organics45.3%

Other materials16.9%

Plastic16.8%

Paper and cardboard10.4%

Textiles5.6%

Glass2.7%

Metal2.3%

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

Sanitary landfill67.4%

Open dumping13.1%

Controlled landfill10.9%

Uncollected7%

Recycling in treatment mix1.6%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Solid Waste Management Plan

Responsible institutionSecretaria Nacional de Meio Ambiente Urbano e Qualidade Ambiental do Ministério do Meio Ambiente e Mudança do Clima

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in place

Deposit-return systemNot reported