Municipal waste generated480kg per person · 2023 · Eurostat · municipal waste generatedCollection coverage77%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverageMunicipal recycling rate0%2023 · Eurostat · municipal recycling rateUncollected waste33%2023 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment shareOpen dumping—No published valueSanitary landfill—No published value
Waste composition
World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported material shares
Food and organics45.3%
Plastic13.9%
Paper and cardboard12.8%
Other materials7.7%
Diapers and hygiene products6.1%
Textiles4.7%
Glass4.1%
Metal2.5%
Rubber and leather1.4%
Wood0.7%
Electrical and electronic waste0.4%
Hazardous waste0.4%
Treatment and disposal
World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2023 · reported treatment and disposal shares
Landfill, unspecified66.7%
Uncollected33%
Recycling in treatment mix0.3%
National waste framework
National waste lawYesNational waste planWaste Management Plan Of The Republic Of Northern Macedonia For 2021-2031 (План За Управување Со Отпад На Република Северна Македонија За 2021-2031)Responsible institutionMinistry for the Environment and Spatial Planning [Министерство за животна средина и просторно планирање (МЖСПП)]Producer responsibilityYesEPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in placeDeposit-return systemNot reported
