Country profile

Sudan

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

Indicator year 2018Sub-Saharan AfricaLIC

Municipal waste generated182.5kg per person · 2018 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage33%2018 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste67%2018 · 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 · 2018 · reported material shares

Food and organics40%

Paper and cardboard27%

Other materials15%

Textiles6%

Glass5%

Plastic4%

Metal3%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2018 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Uncollected67%

Landfill, unspecified27.1%

Other treatment5.9%

National waste lawNot reported

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionMinistry of Environment, Natural Resources and Physical Development

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusOffcial policy or strategy document approved

Deposit-return systemNot reported