Country profile

Nicaragua

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

Indicator year 2021L. Amer. & the CaribbeanLMIC

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Municipal waste generated229.8kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage56.2%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste42%2021 · 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 · 2021 · reported material shares

No published split is available for this profile.

Treatment and disposal

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

Unaccounted58%

Uncollected42%

National waste framework

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Strategy And Action Plan For The Integrated Management Of Hazardous And Non-Hazardous Solid Waste, And Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

Responsible institutionMinistry of Natural Resources - MARENA

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported

Sources

What a Waste 3.0 country datasetWorld Bank ↗ Download source datasetCC BY 4.0 ↗

Waste composition

Treatment and disposal

National waste framework

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