Country profile

Botswana

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

Indicator year 2017Sub-Saharan AfricaUMIC

Municipal waste generated107.1kg per person · 2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage49%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate0.6%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste23.7%2017 · 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 · 2017 · reported material shares

Other materials87.0%

Food and organics12.8%

Metal0.2%

Paper and cardboard0.0%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2017 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified75.7%

Uncollected23.7%

Recycling in treatment mix0.6%

National waste lawYes

National waste planGeneric Waste Management Plans Prepared For The Local Authorities

Responsible institutionThe Ministry of Environment, Natural Resource Conservation and Tourism

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusOffcial policy or strategy document approved

Deposit-return systemNot reported