Belfast
Choose financial year
40%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
502kg
Residual waste per person
302kg
Total recycling per person
111kg
Total compost per person
88kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
68k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£6m
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) - 2020/21
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
30,252t
CO2 avoided
1,664t
Disposal saving
£3,418,467
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
5,405t
CO2 avoided
4,081t
Disposal saving
£610,811
Reported as exported
7%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
3,330t
CO2 avoided
8,458t
Disposal saving
£376,280
Reported as exported
2%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
11,736t
CO2 avoided
6,420t
Disposal saving
£1,326,211
Reported as exported
43%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
3,803t
CO2 avoided
2,042t
Disposal saving
£429,745
Reported as exported
11%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
172t
CO2 avoided
1,002t
Disposal saving
£19,436
Reported as exported
0%