Country profile

Nepal

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

Indicator year 2020S. AsiaLMIC

Municipal waste generated62.3kg per person · 2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage62.3%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste37.7%2020 · 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 · 2020 · reported material shares

Food and organics56%

Paper and cardboard16%

Plastic16%

Other materials4%

Glass3%

Metal2%

Textiles2%

Rubber and leather1%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Unaccounted39.3%

Uncollected37.7%

Landfill, unspecified23.1%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionNational Waste Management Support Unit, Environment Standard and Monitoring Unit

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported