Provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics for October to December 2022 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 230,755 tonnes of waste during October to December 2022, a 5.7% decrease compared to October to December 2021.
- During October to December 2022, 48.0% of waste collected by councils was sent for recycling, similar to the recycling rate for October to December 2021.
- The landfill rate for waste collected by councils was 23.4% in October to December 2022, a fall from both 75.4% in October to December 2006 and 29.9% recorded during October to December 2021.
- Over a quarter (26.9%) of waste arisings were sent for energy recovery in October to December 2022 which was higher than the 20.3% reported in October to December 2021. In the longer term, energy recovery rates have increased from 0.5% recorded during October to December 2009.
- Household waste accounted for 87.0% of all Local Authority collected (LAC) waste during this period.
- The recycling rate for household waste was 49.1% in October to December 2022, an increase from the same quarter of 2021. The landfill rate for household waste was 22.6%, which was lower than the landfill rate of 29.2% recorded in October to December 2021.
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