It is the main solid waste disposal site for the capital city of Dakar, with a projected population of approximately 4 million people, as of 2022, serving the homes, businesses and industries of that metropolis.

[5] As of 2011 the site received an estimated 1,000 to 2,000 tonnes of solid waste from the city of Dakar on a daily basis.

[6] As of January 2022, an estimated 4,000 people lived and worked in the landfill, scavenging for recyclables including metal, cardboard, electronics, plastic and such.

[1][2][6] In 2020, the government of Senegal indicated that it planned to set aside €259 million to rehabilitate the landfill that occupies 114 hectares (280 acres).

Bokk Diom, the local association of trash pickers and recyclers are opposed to closing the landfill or relocation of the dumpsite.