In 2024, Brazil generated 81.6 million tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW), up 0.75 per cent from the previous year. The data show that 76.4 million tonnes, or 93.7 per cent, of the total volume were collected, while 41.4 million tonnes (59.7 per cent) were properly disposed of at sanitary landfills. This was reported by
Brasil 247, a partner of TV BRICS.
Average MSW generation was estimated at 384 kg per person per year, or approximately 1.24 kg per day, indicating a persistently high level of pressure on the country’s waste management system, experts noted.
According to the study, 7.1 million tonnes of dry waste were sent for recycling in 2024, accounting for 8.7 per cent of total MSW. However, only 2.5 million tonnes, or 52 per cent, were ultimately recycled, with the remainder diverted to final disposal.
For the first time, the analysis included an indicator for bioenergy recovery, covering the production of refuse-derived fuel (RDF), biogas, biomethane, and compost. According to the study, the methodology combined the reuse of organic waste with materials unsuitable for dry recycling, including paper contaminated with organic matter.
Experts stated that bioenergy recovery captures a larger share of the organic waste stream than traditional mechanical recycling of dry materials such as paper, glass, plastic and aluminium. In volume terms, energy recovery and composting accounted for 11.7 per cent of total waste treatment, compared with 8.7 per cent for mechanical recycling of dry fractions.
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