Country profile

Vanuatu

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

Indicator year 2019E. Asia & PacificLMIC

Municipal waste generated144.2kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage12%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate1.5%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste58.1%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping40.2%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported material shares

Food and organics37.2%

Diapers and hygiene products28.3%

Metal11.5%

Plastic10.3%

Other materials5.1%

Paper and cardboard4.3%

Glass3.3%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Uncollected58.1%

Open dumping40.2%

Recycling in treatment mix1.5%

Composting0.2%

National waste lawYes

National waste planVanuatu National Waste Management, Pollution Control Strategy And Implementation Plan 2016–2020

Responsible institutionDepartment of Environemtnal Protection and Conservation

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusPlanning stage

Deposit-return systemNot reported