Country profile

Mongolia

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

Indicator year 2019E. Asia & PacificLMIC

Municipal waste generated503.8kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage88%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate8.7%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste20.9%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported material shares

Food and organics29.2%

Other materials24.6%

Plastic18.5%

Paper and cardboard17.2%

Glass4.8%

Metal3.3%

Textiles2.6%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified70.3%

Uncollected20.9%

Recycling in treatment mix8.7%

Other treatment0.1%

National waste lawYes

National waste planMongolia National Waste Management Improvement Strategy And Action Plan 2017-30

Responsible institutionNot reported

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusOffcial policy or strategy document approved

Deposit-return systemNot reported