Country profile

Kosovo

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

Indicator years 2022–2024Eur. & Cent. AsiaUMIC

Municipal waste generated267kg per person · 2024 · Eurostat · municipal waste generated

Collection coverage90%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · household coverage

Municipal recycling rate0%2024 · Eurostat · municipal recycling rate

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 organics42%

Other materials12.8%

Plastic11%

Paper and cardboard8%

Wood7%

Textiles6.8%

Glass6.6%

Metal5.6%

Hazardous waste0.3%

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

Landfill, unspecified97.4%

Recycling in treatment mix2.6%

National waste lawYes

National waste planKosovo Integrated Waste Management Strategy (2021- 2030) And Action Plan (2021-2023)

Responsible institutionMinistry of Environment and Spatial Planning; Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency (KEPA)

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in place

Deposit-return systemYes