Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released 23/10/25
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Provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics for April to June 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 269,429 tonnes of waste during April to June 2025, lower than the 271,501 tonnes collected during April to June 2024.
- During April to June 2025, 53.2% of waste collected by councils was sent for recycling which was lower than the 53.8% recycling rate recorded in the same quarter in 2024.
- The landfill rate for waste collected by councils was 5.5% in April to June 2025 which was a fall from the rate recorded during April to June 2024 (15.8%). In the longer term, landfill rates decreased from 72.5% recorded in April to June 2006.
- During April to June 2025, 40.1% of waste arisings were sent for energy recovery which was higher than the 29.5% reported in April to June 2024. In the longer term, energy recovery rates have increased from 0.1% recorded during April to June 2010.
- Household waste accounted for 87.2% of all Local Authority collected (LAC) waste during this period.
- The recycling rate for household waste only was 54.0% during April to June 2025 a decrease from 54.5% recorded during April to June 2024. The landfill rate for household waste was 5.3%, which was lower than the rate recorded in April to June 2024 (15.4%).
