Country profile

Palau

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

Indicator year 2017E. Asia & PacificUMIC

Municipal waste generated732.9kg per person · 2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage92%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate8.2%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste8.8%2017 · 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 · 2017 · reported material shares

Food and organics53%

Other materials18%

Plastic8%

Paper and cardboard6%

Glass6%

Metal5%

Textiles2%

Garden and green waste2%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2017 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified82.6%

Uncollected8.8%

Recycling in treatment mix8.2%

Unaccounted0.4%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Solid Waste Management Strategy (2017–2026)

Responsible institutionMinistry of Public Infrastructure, Industries and Commerce; Bureau of Public Works (BPW)

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemYes