Belfast
Choose financial year
37%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
454kg
Residual waste per person
286kg
Total recycling per person
93kg
Total compost per person
75kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
58k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£5m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
24k
tonnes of CO2 emissions was avoided
Top 5 UK recycling destinations
Where does your recycling go?
Top countries (selected materials: Dry Recyclables) - 2022/23
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
25,981t
CO2 avoided
1,429t
Disposal saving
£2,935,881
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
4,391t
CO2 avoided
3,315t
Disposal saving
£496,160
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
2,818t
CO2 avoided
7,157t
Disposal saving
£318,402
Reported as exported
71%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
9,879t
CO2 avoided
5,404t
Disposal saving
£1,116,353
Reported as exported
38%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
3,137t
CO2 avoided
1,685t
Disposal saving
£354,514
Reported as exported
26%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
930t
CO2 avoided
5,419t
Disposal saving
£105,073
Reported as exported
0%