Belfast
Choose financial year
39%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
458kg
Residual waste per person
278kg
Total recycling per person
105kg
Total compost per person
74kg
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
34k
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
25,981t
CO2 avoided
1,429t
Disposal saving
£2,935,846
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
8,151t
CO2 avoided
6,154t
Disposal saving
£921,045
Reported as exported
51%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
5,444t
CO2 avoided
13,827t
Disposal saving
£615,128
Reported as exported
51%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
9,174t
CO2 avoided
5,018t
Disposal saving
£1,036,717
Reported as exported
93%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
7,472t
CO2 avoided
4,013t
Disposal saving
£844,344
Reported as exported
62%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
606t
CO2 avoided
3,532t
Disposal saving
£68,484
Reported as exported
0%