Country profile

Eswatini

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

Indicator year 2017Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated206.7kg per person · 2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage46%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate29.4%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

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 organics52.5%

Other materials47.5%

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

Unaccounted44.7%

Recycling in treatment mix29.4%

Landfill, unspecified26.0%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionThe Swazliand Environment Authority

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusPlanning stage

Deposit-return systemNot reported