Solid Waste Disposal

(Tons)

Metropolitana de Santiago is the top region by solid waste disposal in Chile. As of 2009, solid waste disposal in Metropolitana de Santiago was 2.85 million tons that accounts for 46.85% of Chile's solid waste disposal. The top 5 regions (others are Valparaíso, Bío Bío, La Araucanía, and Maule) account for 76.45% of it. Chile's total solid waste disposal was estimated at 6.08 million tons in 2009.

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The information source does not have updated figures due to a process of data validation and the development of an information system focused on the estimation of waste generation and disposal. Totals may not correspond to the sum of subtotals, because of the approximations made. 2007-2009: provisional figures.