Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released 11/12/25
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The 2024/25 Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management annual statistics report has been published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
This statistical report is updated annually and contains 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 1,010,410 tonnes of waste during 2024/25 which was 1.0% higher than the amount collected in 2023/24. During 2024/25, half (50.4%) of the waste collected by councils was sent for recycling which was similar to the recycling rate reported in 2023/24.
- The landfill rate for waste collected by councils was 14.0% in 2024/25, a fall from 74.0% in 2006/07 and 18.4% in 2023/24.
- In 2024/25, over one third (34.3%) of waste arisings were sent for energy recovery. This compares to 29.7% in 2023/24 and 0.4% in 2009/10.
- Household waste accounted for 86.9% of all local authority collected waste during 2024/25. The recycling rate for household waste was 51.0% whilst the landfill rate for household waste was 13.8%.
- Belfast generated the smallest amount of household waste per capita at 397 kg whilst Antrim & Newtownabbey recorded the largest at 555 kg per capita.
- There were 71,828 tonnes of biodegradable waste sent to landfill during 2024/25, a decrease of 24.7% from the quantity reported in 2023/24 (95,425 tonnes).
