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Sri Lanka

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Sri Lanka.

Indicator year 2021S. AsiaLMIC

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Municipal waste generated131.3kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage47.4%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste52.7%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping24.8%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill0.1%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 organics62%

Other materials17%

Paper and cardboard7%

Plastic6%

Wood6%

Glass2%

Treatment and disposal

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

Uncollected52.7%

Open dumping24.8%

Composting13.9%

Incineration8.6%

Sanitary landfill0.1%

National waste framework

National waste lawYes

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionEnvironment Pollution Control and Chemical Management Division, Ministry of Environment, coordinates development and implementation of policy on waste management.

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusOffcial policy or strategy document approved

Deposit-return systemNot reported

Sources

What a Waste 3.0 country datasetWorld Bank ↗ Download source datasetCC BY 4.0 ↗

Waste composition

Treatment and disposal

National waste framework

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