Country profile

Lithuania

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

Indicator years 2022–2024Eur. & Cent. AsiaHIC

Municipal waste generated462kg per person · 2024 · Eurostat · municipal waste generated

Collection coverage99%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate52.5%2024 · Eurostat · municipal recycling rate

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

Other materials31.2%

Food and organics30.2%

Plastic12.7%

Textiles7.9%

Paper and cardboard6.3%

Garden and green waste4.6%

Glass4.4%

Metal1.7%

Wood0.9%

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

Incineration38.0%

Recycling in treatment mix26.5%

Composting21.9%

Landfill, unspecified13.6%

Other treatment0.0%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Climate Change Management Agenda

Responsible institutionMinistry of the Environment; Environmental Protection Agency

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in place

Deposit-return systemYes