Your recycling and what happens to it
Belfast

Belfast

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

Blackstaff Way Recycling Centre

Blackstaff Way Recycling Centre
54.57852763, -5.974652526

Alexandra Park Avenue Recycling Centre

Alexandra Park Avenue Recycling Centre
54.61972623, -5.932735202

Agnes Street Recycling Centre

Agnes Street Recycling Centre
54.60715435, -5.946940184

Palmerstown Road Recycling Centre

Palmerstown Road Recycling Centre
54.60399257, -5.876123731

Ormeau Road Recycling Centre

Ormeau Road Recycling Centre
54.58075566, -5.917862331

Cregagh Recycling Centre

Cregagh Recycling Centre
54.5711292, -5.896504

Springfield Avenue Recycling Centre

Springfield Avenue Recycling Centre
54.597244161865, -5.9631507189697

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

1
22,056t
Food and Garden Waste
2
Enva Northern Ireland Ltd
Toomebridge, Northern Ireland
3,901t
Glass
3
Cherry Pipes Ltd (Cherry Plastics)
Craigavon, Northern Ireland
2,260t
Plastic
4
AMG Resources Ltd
Llanelli, Wales
2,097t
Metal
5
1,992t
Food and Garden Waste

Where does your recycling go?

Top countries (selected materials: Dry Recyclables) - 2024/25

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