Lisburn and Castlereagh
Choose financial year
51%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
495kg
Residual waste per person
241kg
Total recycling per person
117kg
Total compost per person
137kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
38k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£3m
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) - 2022/23
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
20,573t
CO2 avoided
1,132t
Disposal saving
£2,324,756
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
2,358t
CO2 avoided
1,780t
Disposal saving
£266,481
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
1,598t
CO2 avoided
4,059t
Disposal saving
£180,563
Reported as exported
61%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
4,465t
CO2 avoided
2,443t
Disposal saving
£504,576
Reported as exported
46%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
1,360t
CO2 avoided
731t
Disposal saving
£153,721
Reported as exported
14%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
215t
CO2 avoided
1,251t
Disposal saving
£24,248
Reported as exported
0%