Provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal
waste management statistics for July to September 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. It is available at: https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/northern-ireland-local-authority-collected-municipal-waste-management-statistics.
The key points are:
- Northern Ireland's councils collected 267,145 tonnes of waste
during July to September 2024, higher than the 264,839 tonnes
collected during July to September 2023.
- During July to September 2024, 52.9% of waste collected
by councils was sent for recycling, similar to the recycling rate
recorded for July to September 2023.
- The landfill rate for waste collected by councils was
15.5% in July to September 2024, a fall from both
71.8% in July to September 2006 and 16.8% during July
to September 2023.
- During July to September 2024, 30.3% of waste arisings
were sent for energy recovery which was higher than the
28.7% reported in July to September 2023. In the longer
term, energy recovery rates have increased from
0.1% recorded during July to September 2009.
- Household waste accounted for 86.7% of all Local
Authority collected (LAC) waste during this period.
- The recycling rate for household waste only was
53.7% during July to September 2024, similar to that
recorded during July to September 2023. The landfill rate for
household waste was 15.1%, which was lower than the rate of
16.4% recorded in July to September 2023.
The statistical report containing more detail can be accessed via
the DAERA website: https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/northern-ireland-local-authority-collected-municipal-waste-management-statistics.
Notes to editors:
- This is the latest in a regular series of quarterly Northern
Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management
statistics reports and is the second report for the 2024/25
financial year covering the period July to September 2024.
Current and previous reports dating back to 2009/10 can be
accessed from the DAERA website. The series will continue to be
updated on a quarterly basis.
- All figures are provisional until the final end-year
validation has been completed. An annual report with fully
validated figures for 2024/25 is scheduled for November 2025.
- The data in this report are based on returns made to
WasteDataFlow, which is a web based system, used by all UK local
authorities to report LAC municipal waste.
- There are four main sections in the report which covers local
authority collected municipal waste and, where appropriate,
household waste: arisings; reuse, dry recycling, composting;
energy recovery; and landfill.
- With the reform of local government in Northern Ireland 8 of
the 11 district councils were split into two Waste Management
Groups with 3 unaffiliated to any group as follows:
• arc21: Antrim & Newtownabbey; Ards & North Down,
Belfast, Lisburn & Castlereagh; Mid & East Antrim;
Newry, Mourne & Down.
• North West Regional Waste Management Group: Causeway
Coast & Glens; Derry City & Strabane.
- These statistics are released according to the Statement of
Compliance with the Pre-release access to Official Statistics
Order (NI) 2009, https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/dard-statistics-charter-and-pre-release-access-statements.
National Statistics meet the highest standards of
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quality assurance reviews to ensure that they meet customer
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