Country profile

Venezuela, RB

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Venezuela, RB.

Indicator year 2020L. Amer. & the CaribbeanUMC (2019)

Municipal waste generated288.6kg per person · 2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage56.1%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste21.9%2020 · 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 · 2020 · reported material shares

Food and organics50%

Paper and cardboard20%

Plastic10%

Other materials10%

Glass5%

Metal5%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified78.1%

Uncollected21.9%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionMinistry of People's Power for Ecosocialism (MINEC) [Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo (MINEC)]

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in place

Deposit-return systemNot reported