Belfast
Choose financial year
38%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
486kg
Residual waste per person
302kg
Total recycling per person
104kg
Total compost per person
81kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
64k
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) - 2021/22
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
27,843t
CO2 avoided
1,531t
Disposal saving
£3,146,248
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
5,311t
CO2 avoided
4,010t
Disposal saving
£600,173
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
3,146t
CO2 avoided
7,990t
Disposal saving
£355,478
Reported as exported
74%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
9,942t
CO2 avoided
5,438t
Disposal saving
£1,123,438
Reported as exported
41%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
3,402t
CO2 avoided
1,827t
Disposal saving
£384,449
Reported as exported
14%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
550t
CO2 avoided
3,206t
Disposal saving
£62,164
Reported as exported
0%