Your recycling and what happens to it

Local councils

Across all local councils in Northern Ireland

50%
of waste was recycled
£47m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
194k
tonnes CO2 emissions was avoided

Find your local council

Recycling rate, value saved and CO2 emissions avoided (in tonnes) based on 2024/25
Local council
Waste recycled
Money saved
Tonnes of emissions avoided
Antrim and Newtownabbey 59% £5m 16k
Ards and North Down 56% £5m 17k
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 54% £6m 23k
Belfast 39% £6m 34k
Causeway Coast and Glens 48% £4m 15k
Derry City and Strabane 50% £3m 17k
Fermanagh and Omagh 46% £2m 12k
Lisburn and Castlereagh 51% £4m 12k
Mid Ulster 57% £5m 20k
Mid and East Antrim 49% £4m 13k
Newry, Mourne and Down 49% £4m 16k