Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released

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Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released

Northern Ireland Executive
26 Oct 2023, 16:30 GMT+10

Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released

Provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics for April to June 2023 have been published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).

This statistical report is updated quarterly and contains provisional information on key measurements of local authority collected (LAC) municipal waste for councils and waste management groups in Northern Ireland.

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The key points are:

Northern Ireland's councils collected 267,107 tonnes of waste during April to June 2023, higher than the 263,355 tonnes collected during April to June 2022.

During April to June 2023, 53.6% of waste collected by councils was sent for recycling, higher than the 52.8% recorded during April to June 2022.

The landfill rate for waste collected by councils was 20.2% in April to June 2023, a fall from both 72.5% in April to June 2006 and 22.5% recorded during April to June 2022.

A quarter (24.6%) of waste arisings were sent for energy recovery in April to June 2023 which was higher than the 23.1% reported in April to June 2022. In the longer term, energy recovery rates have increased from 0.1% recorded during April to June 2010.

Household waste accounted for 87.6% of all Local Authority collected (LAC) waste during this period.

The recycling rate for household waste was 53.8% in April to June 2023, the same as the rate recorded in April to June 2022. The landfill rate for household waste was 19.8%, which was lower than the rate of 21.8% recorded in April to June 2022.

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