Belfast
Choose financial year
39%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
463kg
Residual waste per person
283kg
Total recycling per person
101kg
Total compost per person
77kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
62k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£6m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
31k
tonnes of CO2 emissions was avoided
Top 5 UK recycling destinations
Where does your recycling go?
Top countries (selected materials: Dry Recyclables) - 2023/24
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
26,930t
CO2 avoided
1,481t
Disposal saving
£3,043,061
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
7,367t
CO2 avoided
5,562t
Disposal saving
£832,466
Reported as exported
42%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
4,744t
CO2 avoided
12,050t
Disposal saving
£536,093
Reported as exported
38%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
9,349t
CO2 avoided
5,114t
Disposal saving
£1,056,410
Reported as exported
64%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
6,219t
CO2 avoided
3,340t
Disposal saving
£702,791
Reported as exported
62%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
582t
CO2 avoided
3,395t
Disposal saving
£65,819
Reported as exported
0%