Country profile

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Indicator year 2022L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMIC

Municipal waste generated311.4kg per person · 2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported material shares

Food and organics30.8%

Plastic23.8%

Paper and cardboard18.5%

Textiles8.9%

Other materials8.4%

Metal5.2%

Glass4.5%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified100.0%

Composting0.0%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionCentral Water and Sewerage Authority

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported