The report shows that Northern Ireland’s councils collected 233,694 tonnes of waste during October to December 2023, higher than 230,709 tonnes collected during October to December 2022.
In October to December 2023, 48.9% of waste collected by councils was sent for recycling, 0.9% than the previous year.
The landfill rate for waste collected by councils was 17.4% in October to December 2023, a fall from both 75.4% in October to December 2006 and 23.4% during October to December 2022.
Increase in energy recovery
32.4% of waste arisings were sent for energy recovery in October to December 2023, which was higher than the 26.9% reported in October to December 2022. In the longer term, energy recovery rates have increased from 0.5% recorded during October to December 2009.
Household waste accounted for 87.7% of all Local Authority collected (LAC) waste during this period.
The recycling rate for household waste was 49.5% in October to December 2023. The landfill rate for household waste was 17.2%.
The data in this report are based on returns made to WasteDataFlow, a web based system used by all UK local authorities to report LAC municipal waste.
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