11.6 By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management
11.6.1: Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities
SDG 11.6 targets an improved environmental performance of cities and SDG indicator 11.6.1 measures the progress of the performance of a city’s municipal solid waste management. It quantifies the parameters listed below, which are essential for planning and implementing sustainable Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). In most cases, these variables are generally compatible with those collected through the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)/United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Questionnaire on Environment Statistics (waste section).a) Total MSW generated in the city (tonnes/day)
b) Total MSW collected in the city (tonnes/day)
c) Proportion of population with access to basic MSW collection services in the city (%)
d) Total MSW managed in controlled facilities in the city (tonnes/day)
e) MSW composition;
To be consistent with Target 11.6.1 this indicator should increase;
INSTAT: Urban Solid Waste Survey;
