Country profile

Virgin Islands (US)

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Virgin Islands (US).

Indicator year 2011L. Amer. & the CaribbeanHIC

Municipal waste generated1,383.2kg per person · 2011 · 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 · 2011 · reported material shares

Other materials25.4%

Paper and cardboard18.5%

Plastic13.6%

Glass9.1%

Food and organics8.9%

Wood7.8%

Garden and green waste6.3%

Metal5.4%

Textiles4.1%

Electrical and electronic waste0.7%

Hazardous waste0.2%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2011 · reported treatment and disposal shares

No published split is available for this profile.

National waste lawYes

National waste planNot reported

Responsible institutionUSVI Department of Planning & Natural Resources

Producer responsibilityNot reported

EPR operating statusNot reported

Deposit-return systemNot reported