Your recycling and what happens to it

Rest of World

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2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20

Locations

  • China
    Unknown
    1,005 tonnes
  • India
    Unknown
    48,934 tonnes
  • Indonesia
    Unknown
    5,262 tonnes
  • Malaysia
    Unknown
    842 tonnes
  • Norway
    Unknown
    282 tonnes
  • Pakistan
    Unknown
    59 tonnes
  • South Korea
    Unknown
    18 tonnes
  • Thailand
    Unknown
    791 tonnes
  • Turkey
    Unknown
    2,866 tonnes
  • United Arab Emirates
    Unknown
    364 tonnes
  • Vietnam
    Unknown
    7,053 tonnes
Recycling is sent to a destination outside of the UK and the European Union.
Paper
62,960t
Metal
3,574t
Plastic
943t

Materials received by Local Authorities in 2024/25

Local Councils Material Tonnes
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Paper 10,439t
Belfast Paper 7,465t
Mid Ulster Paper 6,740t
Derry City and Strabane Paper 6,739t
Ards and North Down Paper 6,715t
Newry, Mourne and Down Paper 6,061t
Causeway Coast and Glens Paper 4,759t
Fermanagh and Omagh Paper 4,625t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Paper 3,893t
Lisburn and Castlereagh Paper 3,781t
Mid and East Antrim Paper 1,743t
Mid and East Antrim Metal 1,204t
Derry City and Strabane Metal 807t
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Plastic 750t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Metal 334t
Ards and North Down Metal 313t
Fermanagh and Omagh Metal 289t
Causeway Coast and Glens Metal 269t
Belfast Metal 215t
Mid Ulster Metal 130t
Fermanagh and Omagh Plastic 60t
Ards and North Down Plastic 47t
Belfast Plastic 45t
Lisburn and Castlereagh Plastic 22t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Plastic 18t
Lisburn and Castlereagh Metal 7.2t
Newry, Mourne and Down Metal 6.0t