Country profile

Montenegro

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

Municipal waste generated585kg per person · 2024 · Eurostat · municipal waste generated
Collection coverage87.6%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage
Municipal recycling rate3.6%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

Food and organics32.1%
Plastic17.5%
Other materials15.0%
Paper and cardboard13.0%
Glass8.5%
Garden and green waste5.1%
Textiles2.8%
Metal2.8%
Wood2.6%
Hazardous waste0.6%
Rubber and leather0%
Electrical and electronic waste0%

Treatment and disposal

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

Landfill, unspecified89.1%
Unaccounted6.7%
Other treatment3.9%
Recycling in treatment mix0.3%

National waste framework

National waste lawYes
National waste planNational Waste Management Plan
Responsible institutionThe Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism The Ministry of Ecology, Spatial Planning, and Urbannisation
Producer responsibilityYes
EPR operating statusLaw passed
Deposit-return systemNot reported

Sources