Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released 31/07/25
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Provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics for January to March 2025 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 237,447 tonnes of waste during January to March 2025, higher than the 234,224 tonnes collected during January to March 2024.
- During January to March 2025, 46.0% of waste collected by councils was sent for recycling which was similar to the 45.8% recycling rate recorded in the same quarter in 2024.
- The landfill rate for waste collected by councils was 8.3% in January to March 2025 which was less than half the rate recorded during January to March 2024 (19.0%). In the longer term, landfill rates decreased from 76.5% recorded in January to March 2007.
- During January to March 2025, 44.3% of waste arisings were sent for energy recovery which was higher than the 33.7% reported in January to March 2024. In the longer term, energy recovery rates have increased from 1.2% recorded during January to March 2010.
- Household waste accounted for 87.0% of all Local Authority collected (LAC) waste during this period.
- The recycling rate for household waste only was 46.4% during January to March 2025 similar to the rate recorded during January to March 2024. The landfill rate for household waste was 8.2%, which was less than half the rate recorded in January to March 2024 (18.7%).
