GEO-6 Regional Assessment for Asia and the Pacific
Figure 2.6.3: Composition of municipal solid waste by country and income group
Other 28%
Other 28%
Textiles 2%
Metalic 2%
Organic Material 53%
Paper 6%
Plastic 7%
Textiles 2%
Metalic 2%
Glass 2%
Organic Material 53%
Paper 6%
Low INCOME Upper-Middle
Other 11%
Textiles 3%
Metalic 4%
Glass 5%
Organic Material 46%
Plastic 12%
Paper 19%
Source: UNEP and ISWA 2015
Notes: Based on data from 97 countries (22 in Africa; 14 Asia and the Pacific; 35 Europe; 19 Latin America/Caribbean; 2 North America; 5 West Asia). Dates of the data vary between 1990 and 2009. “Other” means other inorganic waste.