Country profile

Cayman Islands

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Cayman Islands.

Indicator year 2022L. Amer. & the CaribbeanHIC

Municipal waste generated1,179.6kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate1.8%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

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

No published split is available for this profile.

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

Landfill, unspecified97.9%

Recycling in treatment mix1.8%

Incineration0.3%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionDepartment of Environmental Health

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported