
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Choose financial year
51%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
518kg
Residual waste per person
252kg
Total recycling per person
113kg
Total compost per person
151kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
40k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£4m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
11k
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
22,668t

CO2 avoided
1,247t

Disposal saving
£2,561,463

Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass

Amount recycled
2,150t

CO2 avoided
1,623t

Disposal saving
£242,984

Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Metal

Amount recycled
1,622t

CO2 avoided
4,119t

Disposal saving
£183,250

Reported as exported
64%
Top destinations
Paper

Amount recycled
4,455t

CO2 avoided
2,437t

Disposal saving
£503,380

Reported as exported
74%
Top destinations
Plastic

Amount recycled
1,420t

CO2 avoided
763t

Disposal saving
£160,504

Reported as exported
17%
Top destinations
Textiles

Amount recycled
217t

CO2 avoided
1,267t

Disposal saving
£24,568

Reported as exported
0%