Country profile

St. Kitts and Nevis

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for St. Kitts and Nevis.

Indicator year 2022L. Amer. & the CaribbeanHIC

Municipal waste generated706.5kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage95%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population 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 · 2022 · reported material shares

Food and organics27.2%

Plastic23.2%

Paper and cardboard20.5%

Metal8.8%

Glass8.1%

Textiles7.4%

Other materials4.8%

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

No published split is available for this profile.

National waste lawYes

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionSt. Kitts Solid Waste Management Corporation

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported