Country profile

Honduras

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

Indicator year 2021L. Amer. & the CaribbeanLMIC

Municipal waste generated316.9kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage64.6%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste47.4%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping30.3%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill7.6%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

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

Food and organics58%

Paper and cardboard18%

Plastic15%

Textiles3%

Metal2%

Other materials2%

Glass1%

Garden and green waste1%

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

Uncollected47.4%

Open dumping30.3%

Controlled landfill14.7%

Sanitary landfill7.6%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionSecretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente (SERNA)

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusLaw passed

Deposit-return systemNot reported