Your recycling and what happens to it

Local councils

Across all local councils in Northern Ireland

51%
of waste was recycled
£47m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
179k
tonnes CO2 emissions was avoided

Find your local council

Recycling rate, value saved and CO2 emissions avoided (in tonnes) based on 2023/24
Local council
Waste recycled
Money saved
Tonnes of emissions avoided
Antrim and Newtownabbey 62% £5m 18k
Ards and North Down 55% £5m 16k
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 55% £6m 21k
Belfast 39% £6m 31k
Causeway Coast and Glens 49% £4m 12k
Derry City and Strabane 50% £3m 15k
Fermanagh and Omagh 44% £2m 11k
Lisburn and Castlereagh 51% £4m 11k
Mid Ulster 57% £5m 17k
Mid and East Antrim 49% £4m 12k
Newry, Mourne and Down 49% £4m 15k