Country profile

Gambia, The

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Gambia, The.

Indicator year 2014Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated132.3kg per person · 2014 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage32.6%2014 · 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 · 2014 · reported material shares

No published split is available for this profile.

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2014 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Other treatment83.6%

Unaccounted16.4%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Action Plan To End Plastic Pollution In the Gambia

Responsible institutionMinistry of Environment

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusOffcial policy or strategy document approved

Deposit-return systemNot reported