Country profile

Congo, Dem. Rep.

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Congo, Dem. Rep..

Indicator year 2012Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated182.5kg per person · 2012 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate4.9%2012 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2012 · reported material shares

No published split is available for this profile.

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2012 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Unaccounted75.4%

Landfill, unspecified19.7%

Recycling in treatment mix4.9%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Sanitation Policy (Politique Nationale D’Assainissement, Pona), 2013.

Responsible institutionThe Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD)

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported