Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Collection Coverage

Municipal solid waste (MSW) collection is the proportion of solid waste generation in a country or territory that is collected by formal services over a specific time period. It may be defined as a percentage of the population or households receiving collection services, or as a percentage of MSW generated that is collected over a specified period and location (rural, urban, or total).

Users can download the entire What a Waste 3.0 dataset along with individual data sources and explanatory notes here: https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/what-a-waste/.
To access the What a Waste 3.0 report as well as its summaries in English, French, Japanese, and Spanish, please visit https://hdl.handle.net/10986/44141.