Country profile

Puerto Rico

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Puerto Rico.

Indicator year 2007L. Amer. & the CaribbeanHIC

Municipal waste generated802.7kg per person · 2007 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate14%2007 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping86%2007 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2007 · reported material shares

Other materials23%

Garden and green waste21.6%

Paper and cardboard19%

Food and organics13%

Plastic10%

Metal10%

Glass2%

Hazardous waste1%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2007 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Open dumping86%

Recycling in treatment mix14%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionNot reported

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported