Country profile

Congo, Rep.

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

Indicator year 2012Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated189.8kg per person · 2012 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage43.1%2012 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate26.2%2012 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste56.9%2012 · 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 · 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

Uncollected56.9%

Recycling in treatment mix26.2%

Unaccounted16.9%

National waste lawNot reported

National waste planMaster Plan For Solid Waste Management 2008-2018

Responsible institutionThe Ministry of Construction, Urban Planning and Housing

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported