Country profile

Tonga

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

Indicator year 2021E. Asia & PacificUMIC

Municipal waste generated89.6kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage71%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate9.1%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste9.5%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill32.2%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported material shares

Food and organics40.0%

Paper and cardboard20.4%

Diapers and hygiene products11.3%

Plastic10.5%

Other materials9.2%

Metal5.4%

Glass3.3%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Unaccounted49.2%

Sanitary landfill32.2%

Uncollected9.5%

Recycling in treatment mix9.1%

National waste lawYes

National waste planTonga Low Emission Development Strategy (2021–2050)

Responsible institutionMinistry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change amd Communications (MEIDECC)

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusOffcial policy or strategy document approved

Deposit-return systemNot reported