Your recycling and what happens to it

European Union

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

Locations

  • Belgium
    Unknown
    8,047 tonnes
  • France
    Unknown
    668 tonnes
  • Germany
    Unknown
    1,523 tonnes
  • Hungary
    Unknown
    237 tonnes
  • Italy
    Unknown
    5 tonnes
  • Netherlands
    Unknown
    5,445 tonnes
  • Portugal
    Unknown
    5,410 tonnes
  • Republic of Ireland
    Unknown
    10,655 tonnes
  • Spain
    Unknown
    11,097 tonnes
Councils in Northern Ireland send recyclable materials to numerous destinations in the European Union.
Plastic
15,935t
Metal
11,585t
Glass
11,561t
Paper
4,006t

Materials received by Local Authorities in 2022/23

Local Councils Material Tonnes
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Plastic 3,801t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Metal 2,963t
Mid Ulster Plastic 2,858t
Mid Ulster Glass 2,770t
Derry City and Strabane Glass 2,674t
Fermanagh and Omagh Glass 2,180t
Newry, Mourne and Down Plastic 1,988t
Belfast Metal 1,960t
Derry City and Strabane Plastic 1,845t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Plastic 1,640t
Mid Ulster Metal 1,461t
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Metal 1,435t
Causeway Coast and Glens Glass 1,405t
Newry, Mourne and Down Glass 1,340t
Causeway Coast and Glens Paper 1,153t
Causeway Coast and Glens Metal 974t
Lisburn and Castlereagh Metal 962t
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Glass 859t
Causeway Coast and Glens Plastic 830t
Fermanagh and Omagh Plastic 828t
Belfast Plastic 810t
Mid Ulster Paper 786t
Mid and East Antrim Plastic 776t
Mid and East Antrim Paper 594t
Mid and East Antrim Metal 511t
Belfast Paper 502t
Newry, Mourne and Down Metal 484t
Ards and North Down Metal 451t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Paper 399t
Ards and North Down Plastic 371t
Mid and East Antrim Glass 334t
Ards and North Down Paper 297t
Lisburn and Castlereagh Paper 276t
Derry City and Strabane Metal 211t
Lisburn and Castlereagh Plastic 186t
Fermanagh and Omagh Metal 174t