Country profile

Turkmenistan

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

Indicator year 2017Eur. & Cent. AsiaUMIC

Municipal waste generated116.6kg per person · 2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage50%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate1%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping99%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2017 · reported material shares

Other materials60.5%

Food and organics16.2%

Metal11.4%

Glass4.6%

Wood3.0%

Plastic2.2%

Textiles2.1%

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

Open dumping99%

Recycling in treatment mix1%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionMinistry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported