Country profile

Dominican Republic

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Dominican Republic.

Indicator year 2021L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

Municipal waste generated388kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage89.6%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate6%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste10.4%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping55.2%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported material shares

Food and organics60%

Paper and cardboard16%

Other materials8%

Plastic6%

Glass6%

Metal4%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Open dumping55.2%

Controlled landfill28.3%

Uncollected10.4%

Recycling in treatment mix6%

National waste lawYes

National waste planDominica Limpia Policy On Solid Waste Management, 2017-2020

Responsible institutionDepartment of Municipal Waste Management at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusLaw passed

Deposit-return systemNot reported