Lisburn and Castlereagh
Choose financial year
53%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
540kg
Residual waste per person
252kg
Total recycling per person
134kg
Total compost per person
154kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
42k
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) - 2019/20
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
22,532t
CO2 avoided
1,239t
Disposal saving
£2,546,062
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
1,911t
CO2 avoided
1,443t
Disposal saving
£215,899
Reported as exported
7%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
1,504t
CO2 avoided
3,819t
Disposal saving
£169,921
Reported as exported
1%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
4,892t
CO2 avoided
2,676t
Disposal saving
£552,797
Reported as exported
35%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
1,462t
CO2 avoided
785t
Disposal saving
£165,190
Reported as exported
22%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
244t
CO2 avoided
1,420t
Disposal saving
£27,532
Reported as exported
28%