Country profile

Bhutan

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

Indicator year 2019S. AsiaLMIC

Municipal waste generated79.2kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage36.9%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate23.7%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste32.8%2019 · 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 · 2019 · reported material shares

Food and organics43.9%

Plastic18.7%

Paper and cardboard12.3%

Glass6.9%

Metal4.4%

Diapers and hygiene products4.4%

Textiles2.6%

Wood1.8%

Rubber and leather1.8%

Electrical and electronic waste1.7%

Other materials0.8%

Garden and green waste0.7%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified42.3%

Uncollected32.8%

Recycling in treatment mix23.7%

Unaccounted1.1%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Waste Management Strategy 2019

Responsible institutionWaste Management Division, National Environment Commission of Bhutan

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported