AQW 11245/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what proportion of municipal waste is (i) incinerated; and (ii) recycled.

Asked by John Blair MLA on 30 November 2020

Answered
Written
After due date

Tabled: 30 November 2020
Answer due by: 15 December 2020
Answered: 5 January 202136 days after tabling
Department: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Priority question: No

Answer

The proportion of local authority collected municipal waste sent for incineration (with energy recovery) in 2019-20 was 22.1%. Whilst the proportion of local authority collected municipal waste sent for recycling in 2019-20 was 51.1%.

These and other waste measures can be found in the latest local authority collected municipal waste report which can be found here on my Department’s website.

Official sources