Your recycling and what happens to it

Local councils

Across all local councils in Northern Ireland

50%
of waste was recycled
£44m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
170k
tonnes CO2 emissions was avoided

Find your local council

Recycling rate, value saved and CO2 emissions avoided (in tonnes) based on 2022/23
Local council
Waste recycled
Money saved
Tonnes of emissions avoided
Antrim and Newtownabbey 62% £5m 20k
Ards and North Down 53% £5m 16k
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 54% £5m 17k
Belfast 37% £5m 24k
Causeway Coast and Glens 49% £3m 12k
Derry City and Strabane 47% £3m 14k
Fermanagh and Omagh 45% £2m 10k
Lisburn and Castlereagh 51% £3m 11k
Mid Ulster 57% £4m 17k
Mid and East Antrim 50% £4m 12k
Newry, Mourne and Down 48% £4m 15k