Database on municipal solid waste management in the Asia-Pacific Region (DaMSAR)

Database created: March 25, 2021
Last updated: February 1, 2022

1. Overview

We have compiled data on municipal solid waste (MSW) related to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 11.6.1 ("Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities"), and built a database on municipal solid waste management in the Asia-Pacific Region (DaMSAR). The database would be relevant for policymakers and practitioners who are involved in monitoring progress on improving MSW management. The initial set of data has been extracted from the reports (published in and after 2011) of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) projects which have been conducted in 18 countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. We plan to expand the data and country/regional coverage and update the database in future.

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2. About the dataset

Data items covered by the database
  • + Proportion of MSW collected
  • + Total MSW generated
  • + Total MSW collected
  • + Population
  • + Per capita generation rate of household waste
  • + Composition of household waste
  • + Household food waste
  • + Commercial/institutional waste, waste from public spaces, etc.
  • + Quantities managed in recovery facilities
  • + Quantities managed in disposal facilities
  • + Composition of disposed waste
  • + Recyclables extracted from designated disposal sites
Note: Target area for each data item is defined by each project.
Target countries Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region excluding Japan
Countries covered by the initial version
  • + Bangladesh
  • + India
  • + Indonesia
  • + Laos
  • + Malaysia
  • + Mongolia
  • + Nepal
  • + Pakistan
  • + Sri Lanka
  • + Viet Nam
  • + Pacific Island Countries (Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu)
Number of data 454
Update history
  • [2021/03/25]Dataset created.
  • [2022/02/01]New data item "household food waste" added.
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3. Description

Creator
Kosuke KAWAI
Senior Researcher
Material Cycles Division
National Institute for Environmental Studies
Release date
(YYYY/MM/DD)
 2022/02/01
Data source publication year 2011/01/01 - 2019/12/31
Data provider National Institute for Environmental Studies
Version Ver.1.1
Language English
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4. Terms and Conditions of Use

General note By accessing or using the Service you agree to follow these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the Terms, you may not access the Service.
The author of this data set (hereafter "Author") agrees to the use of this data set by person(s) wishing to use the data (hereafter "User") as stipulated in the Terms and Conditions below.
Scope of consent The User may re-distribute the data to third party without any change or transformation of the data, and may publish new intellectual products (hereafter "Products") based on this data set.
Conditions for distribution The User shall not accept any compensation for the re-distribution of the data of this data set to a third party.
In the event that the User re-distributes the data of this data set to a third party, the same Terms and Conditions apply also to the re-distributed data set.
When the User re-distributes the data of this data set to a third party, the User is obliged to inform the third party about the URL of the original data set, the Terms and Conditions of Use, and the fact that the data set is continuously updated by the Author.
Use of the latest version Unless special reason exists, the User shall use the latest version of this data set.
Citation policy The data provided by this database have been compiled from different sources. Users are requested to refer to the original sources and to properly indicate them in addition to mentioning the usage of this database when quoting the data and publishing any Products based on the present data set.
However, the Author may request the User to delete the citation from the Product. In that case, the User shall comply with the request within reasonable extent.
If these data have an important part in the User's Product, the User must contact the Author concerning co-authorship before publication. Citing this data set as described below and acknowledging the Author are enough when these data play a minor role in the User's Product.
Citation format
When this data set is referred to in publications, it should be cited in the following format.
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (2021) Database on municipal solid waste management in the Asia-Pacific Region (DaMSAR), Ver.x.x.x *1, https://www-cycle.nies.go.jp/eng/db/DaMSAR/index.html, (Reference date*2: YYYY/MM/DD)
*1 The version number is indicated in the name of each data file.
*2 As the reference date, please indicate the date you downloaded the files.
Utilization reporting Re-distribution of the data or release of Products derived from the data set, shall be reported to the Data Provider without delay.
Error reporting Any error in the data set, or the suspicion thereof, should be immediately reported to the Data Provider.
Disclaimer The Author and the Data Provider shall not have any liability or responsibility whatsoever for any damage that may arise from the use of this data set, and the User must not imply that any guarantee is provided by the Author or the Data Provider. Any injury or loss arising from the use of this data set is solely the responsibility of the User.
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5. Contact

Kosuke KAWAI
Senior Researcher
Material Cycles Division
National Institute for Environmental Studies
Email: kawai.kosuke[at]nies.go.jp

* Please send any queries and suggestions to the email address above. As this database is a working draft version, your suggestions and comments on how to improve the database will be highly appreciated. If the question is about specific data, users are requested to refer to the original source materials.

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