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Latvia

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

Indicator years 2021–2024Eur. & Cent. AsiaHIC
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Municipal waste generated462kg per person · 2024 · Eurostat · municipal waste generated
Collection coverage—No published value
Municipal recycling rate52.7%2024 · Eurostat · municipal recycling rate
Uncollected waste—No published value
Open dumping—No published value
Sanitary landfill52.4%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 organics33.1%
Other materials24.9%
Paper and cardboard16.3%
Plastic11.5%
Glass11.3%
Metal3.1%

Treatment and disposal

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

Sanitary landfill52.4%
Recycling in treatment mix36.1%
Composting7.9%
Incineration3.5%
Unaccounted0.1%

National waste framework

National waste lawYes
National waste planNational Waste Management Plan For 2021-2028
Responsible institutionMinistry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia; State Environmental Service of the Republic of Latvia;
Producer responsibilityYes
EPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in place
Deposit-return systemYes

Sources

What a Waste 3.0 country datasetWorld Bank ↗ Download source datasetCC BY 4.0 ↗ Municipal waste by waste management operationsEurostat ↗ Recycling rate of municipal wasteEurostat ↗

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