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
    1,693 tonnes
  • India
    Unknown
    37,193 tonnes
  • Indonesia
    Unknown
    7,034 tonnes
  • Malaysia
    Unknown
    564 tonnes
  • Pakistan
    Unknown
    91 tonnes
  • Singapore
    Unknown
    3 tonnes
  • South Korea
    Unknown
    59 tonnes
  • Thailand
    Unknown
    5,643 tonnes
  • Turkey
    Unknown
    4,839 tonnes
  • USA
    Unknown
    14 tonnes
  • Vietnam
    Unknown
    2,753 tonnes
Recycling is sent to a destination outside of the UK and the European Union.
Paper
55,904t
Metal
3,250t
Plastic
730t

Materials received by Local Authorities in 2023/24

Local Councils Material Tonnes
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Paper 10,595t
Derry City and Strabane Paper 6,078t
Belfast Paper 5,887t
Mid Ulster Paper 5,425t
Ards and North Down Paper 5,130t
Causeway Coast and Glens Paper 4,929t
Fermanagh and Omagh Paper 4,185t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Paper 4,086t
Newry, Mourne and Down Paper 4,058t
Lisburn and Castlereagh Paper 3,215t
Mid and East Antrim Paper 2,314t
Mid and East Antrim Metal 1,021t
Ards and North Down Metal 690t
Mid Ulster Metal 518t
Derry City and Strabane Metal 379t
Fermanagh and Omagh Metal 347t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Plastic 341t
Causeway Coast and Glens Metal 197t
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Plastic 161t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Metal 98t
Fermanagh and Omagh Plastic 77t
Belfast Plastic 73t
Ards and North Down Plastic 40t
Lisburn and Castlereagh Plastic 26t
Causeway Coast and Glens Plastic 12t
Lisburn and Castlereagh Metal 0.15t