Country profile

Pakistan

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

Indicator year 2022S. AsiaLMIC

Municipal waste generated200.6kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage23.6%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

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 organics57.0%

Other materials14.1%

Plastic9.7%

Paper and cardboard7.4%

Wood3.9%

Textiles3.6%

Glass2.1%

Hazardous waste0.9%

Rubber and leather0.9%

Metal0.5%

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

No published split is available for this profile.

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Sustainable Development Strategy : Pakistan’S Pathway To A Sustainable & Resilient Future

Responsible institutionProvincial governments' Environmental Protection Departments

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in place

Deposit-return systemNot reported