Lisburn and Castlereagh
Choose financial year
51%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
519kg
Residual waste per person
255kg
Total recycling per person
118kg
Total compost per person
118kg
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
12k
tonnes of CO2 emissions was avoided
Top 5 UK recycling destinations
Where does your recycling go?
Top countries (selected materials: Dry Recyclables) - 2024/25
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
21,971t
CO2 avoided
1,208t
Disposal saving
£2,482,720
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
2,234t
CO2 avoided
1,687t
Disposal saving
£252,444
Reported as exported
8%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
1,769t
CO2 avoided
4,494t
Disposal saving
£199,914
Reported as exported
62%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
4,650t
CO2 avoided
2,543t
Disposal saving
£525,406
Reported as exported
93%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
1,550t
CO2 avoided
833t
Disposal saving
£175,190
Reported as exported
20%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
232t
CO2 avoided
1,352t
Disposal saving
£26,218
Reported as exported
0%