Country profile

Ghana

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

Indicator year 2017Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated110.8kg per person · 2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage33.4%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2017 · reported material shares

No published split is available for this profile.

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2017 · reported treatment and disposal shares

No published split is available for this profile.

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Solid Waste Management Strategy For Ghana

Responsible institutionMinistry of Sanitation and Water Resources

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusOffcial policy or strategy document approved

Deposit-return systemNot reported