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Colombia

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

Indicator year 2022L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

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Municipal waste generated280.4kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage80.6%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate16.9%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste13.8%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping1.4%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill67%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 organics61.5%

Other materials15.0%

Plastic10.8%

Paper and cardboard6.6%

Textiles2.7%

Glass2.4%

Metal1.0%

Treatment and disposal

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

Sanitary landfill67.0%

Recycling in treatment mix16.9%

Uncollected13.8%

Open dumping1.4%

Controlled landfill1.0%

Landfill, unspecified0%

National waste framework

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Policy For Integrated Solid Waste Management 2016-2030

Responsible institutionIn Colombia, the Ministry of Environment only sees hazardous waste and circular economy issues, but the hard waste issues are in the Vice-Ministry of Water and Basic Sanitation of the Ministry of Housing, City and Territory.

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in place

Deposit-return systemNot reported

Sources

What a Waste 3.0 country datasetWorld Bank ↗ Download source datasetCC BY 4.0 ↗

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