Country profile

Gibraltar

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

Indicator year 2021Eur. & Cent. AsiaHIC

Municipal waste generated449.5kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

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 · 2021 · reported material shares

Paper and cardboard34.2%

Food and organics27.5%

Plastic16.1%

Other materials9.6%

Glass4.4%

Metal4.2%

Textiles4.1%

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

No published split is available for this profile.

National waste lawYes

National waste planGibraltar Waste Management Plan 2013

Responsible institutionEnvironmental Agency Gibraltar

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in place

Deposit-return systemNot reported