Country profile

Liberia

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

Indicator year 2022Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated51.6kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 projection

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste20.4%World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping64%World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported material shares

No published split is available for this profile.

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

Open dumping64%

Uncollected20.4%

Unaccounted15.6%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Solid Waste Management Policy (NSWMP)

Responsible institutionEnvironmental Protection Agency

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusOffcial policy or strategy document approved

Deposit-return systemNot reported