Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released - October to December 2024
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Provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics for October to December 2024 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.
The key points are:
- Northern Ireland's councils collected 234,229 tonnes of waste during October to December 2024, similar to the 233,694 tonnes collected during October to December 2023.
- During October to December 2024, 47.7% of waste collected by councils was sent for recycling which was lower than the 48.5% recycling rate recorded in the same quarter in 2023.
- The landfill rate for waste collected by councils was 16.2% in October to December 2024, a fall from both 75.4% in 2006 and 17.4% during October to December 2023.
- During October to December 2024, 34.6% of waste arisings were sent for energy recovery which was higher than the 32.8% reported in October to December 2023. In the longer term, energy recovery rates have increased from 0.5% recorded during October to December 2009.
- Household waste accounted for 87.6% of all Local Authority collected (LAC) waste during this period.
- The recycling rate for household waste only was 48.2% during October to December 2024 which is lower than 49.0% recorded during October to December 2023. The landfill rate for household waste was 16.0%, which was lower than the rate of 17.2% recorded in October to December 2023.
