Belfast
Choose financial year
42%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
491kg
Residual waste per person
287kg
Total recycling per person
116kg
Total compost per person
88kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
70k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£6m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
26k
tonnes of CO2 emissions was avoided
Top 5 UK recycling destinations
Where does your recycling go?
Top countries (selected materials: Dry Recyclables) - 2019/20
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
30,153t
CO2 avoided
1,658t
Disposal saving
£3,407,255
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
5,464t
CO2 avoided
4,125t
Disposal saving
£617,407
Reported as exported
7%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
3,658t
CO2 avoided
9,292t
Disposal saving
£413,391
Reported as exported
0.83%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
10,789t
CO2 avoided
5,902t
Disposal saving
£1,219,187
Reported as exported
32%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
3,829t
CO2 avoided
2,056t
Disposal saving
£432,731
Reported as exported
25%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
450t
CO2 avoided
2,621t
Disposal saving
£50,817
Reported as exported
12%