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

  • Bangladesh
    Unknown
    336 tonnes
  • China
    Unknown
    2,310 tonnes
  • India
    Unknown
    25,267 tonnes
  • Indonesia
    Unknown
    6,416 tonnes
  • Malaysia
    Unknown
    498 tonnes
  • Pakistan
    Unknown
    1,083 tonnes
  • Rest of World
    Unknown
    11 tonnes
  • Thailand
    Unknown
    1,059 tonnes
  • Turkey
    Unknown
    6,855 tonnes
  • USA
    Unknown
    294 tonnes
  • Vietnam
    Unknown
    4,946 tonnes
Recycling is sent to a destination outside of the UK and the European Union.
Paper
45,418t
Metal
3,361t
Plastic
294t

Materials received by Local Authorities in 2022/23

Local Councils Material Tonnes
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Paper 8,964t
Derry City and Strabane Paper 6,104t
Mid Ulster Paper 5,513t
Newry, Mourne and Down Paper 5,406t
Causeway Coast and Glens Paper 4,229t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Paper 3,561t
Belfast Paper 3,263t
Fermanagh and Omagh Paper 2,966t
Ards and North Down Paper 2,573t
Lisburn and Castlereagh Paper 1,763t
Mid and East Antrim Paper 1,076t
Ards and North Down Metal 970t
Mid and East Antrim Metal 689t
Mid Ulster Metal 547t
Fermanagh and Omagh Metal 527t
Derry City and Strabane Metal 337t
Causeway Coast and Glens Plastic 277t
Causeway Coast and Glens Metal 239t
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Metal 50t
Belfast Plastic 17t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Metal 1.8t
Belfast Metal 0.85t