Country profile

Kazakhstan

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

Indicator year 2023Eur. & Cent. AsiaUMIC

Municipal waste generated205.1kg per person · 2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage82%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate11.1%2023 · 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 · 2023 · reported material shares

Food and organics30%

Paper and cardboard25%

Plastic25%

Other materials12.0%

Glass5%

Metal3%

Textiles0.0%

Electrical and electronic waste0.0%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified68.6%

Unaccounted20.3%

Recycling in treatment mix11.1%

National waste lawYes

National waste planSustainable Consumption And Production Action Plan

Responsible institutionAgency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in place

Deposit-return systemNot reported