Recycling in Northern Ireland
Recycling Rates
Below are tables that summarise gains made in recent years in diverting waste from landfill through recycling and composting. The figures in these tables refer to the proportion of total local authority collected municipal waste being sent for recycling and composting.

Recycling in Northern Ireland

Section Title: Recycling Rates
Table Section Text: Below are tables that summarise gains made in recent years in diverting waste from landfill through recycling and composting. The figures in these tables refer to the proportion of total local authority collected municipal waste being sent for recycling and composting.

Year	Northern Ireland Total

2002	8.9

2003	12.2

2004-2005	18.2

2005-2006	23.0

2006-2007	25.5

2007-2008	28.8

2008-2009	31.6

2009-2010	33.1

2010-2011	35.5

2011-2012	38.4

2012-2013	38.7

2013-2014	40.6

2014-2015	41.4

2015-2016	41.8

2016-2017	44.0

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According to data contained in the Northern Ireland Municipal Waste Management Statistics Annual Report 2010-11, the overall recycling rate reached 35.5%.

final_sentence: According to data contained in the Northern Ireland Municipal Waste Management Statistics Annual Report 2010-11, the overall recycling rate reached 35.5%.