Country profile

Ecuador

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

Indicator year 2022L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

Municipal waste generated296.1kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage77%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate0.1%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste19.1%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping73.1%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported material shares

Garden and green waste29%

Food and organics27.6%

Plastic11.1%

Paper and cardboard9.3%

Other materials7.5%

Diapers and hygiene products6.7%

Glass2.9%

Textiles2.3%

Metal1.8%

Rubber and leather0.8%

Wood0.7%

Hazardous waste0.4%

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

Open dumping73.1%

Uncollected19.1%

Landfill, unspecified7.1%

Composting0.6%

Recycling in treatment mix0.1%

National waste lawNot reported

National waste planCircular Economy National Strategy And Action Plan

Responsible institutionThe Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (MAE) and the Decentralized Autonomous Governments (GADs)

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in place

Deposit-return systemYes