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The provisional Northern Ireland Municipal Waste Management
Statistics, July - September 2011, show that almost 56% of
municipal waste was sent to landfill during the second quarter
of the year.
This is an improvement of almost four percentage points compared
to the second quarter last year and represents an overall
improvement in excess of 16 percentage points compared to
the July - September 2006 rate, when the current Northern
Ireland Waste Management Strategy was published.
Around a third of the annual allowance of biodegradable municipal
waste that can be sent to landfill was used in the first half
of the 2011/12 financial year - again improving on the 37%
used in the first half of 2010/11.
The amount of municipal waste generated during the second
quarter of this year was around 250 kilotonnes, a decrease
of just over 4% on the corresponding period in the previous
year.
The report further shows that almost 43% of household waste
was sent for recycling or composting during the second quarter
of the year. This is an increase of almost one percentage
point compared to the second quarter household recycling/composting
rate achieved last year.
Key points for the quarter July to September 2011 are -
Municipal Waste
- A total of 250,324 tonnes of municipal waste were collected
in Northern Ireland, a decrease of just over 4% on the corresponding
period in the previous year. Of all municipal waste collected
in Northern Ireland, 88% was household waste and 12% was
non-household waste.
- Almost 56% of municipal waste was sent to landfill during
the second quarter of the year. This is an improvement of
almost four percentage points compared to the second quarter
last year and represents an overall improvement in excess
of 16 percentage points compared to the July - September
2006 rate, when the current Northern Ireland Waste Management
Strategy was published.
- The percentage of municipal waste sent for recycling and
composting was just under 42%. This is a rise of almost
two percentage points compared to the corresponding quarter
in 2010.
- Green waste accounted for almost half of the municipal
waste collected for recycling, which was more than the proportion
accounted for by paper and other recycled waste combined
(41%). The remaining 10% was accounted for by glass, electrical
goods and cans.
Household Waste
- Almost 43% of household waste sent for recycling and composting,
an increase of almost one percentage point compared to the
corresponding quarter last year. Of all household waste
collected, almost 21% was recycled and 22% was composted.
- Household waste recycling/composting rates vary across
the three waste management groups in Northern Ireland. SWaMP2008
achieved the highest rate, just over 46%, followed by arc21
at around 42% and NWRWMG rate was just over 40%.
- The percentage of household waste sent to landfill was
just over 54%; a reduction of almost three percentage points
on the July to September 2010 figure.
- Whilst 123kg of household waste arisings was generated
per person in Northern Ireland, the amount varies across
the three waste management groups. arc21 and NWRWMG had
the highest household waste arisings per person at 125kg,
with SWaMP2008 producing the lowest amount per person at
116kg.
Biodegradable Waste
- Northern Ireland has an allocation of 465,950 tonnes
of biodegradable municipal waste that can be sent to landfill
in 2011/12.
- In the period July to September 2011, a total of 74,268
tonnes of biodegradable waste were sent to landfill, which
equates to almost 16% of the annual allocation.
- Around a third of the annual allowance of biodegradable
municipal waste that can be sent to landfill was used in
the first half of the 2011/12 financial year - again improving
on the 37% used in the first half of 2010/11.
- NWRWMG used just over 36% of their allocation, closely
followed by arc21 at just under 35% for the year while SWaMP2008
used just less than 28% of their allocation.
To view the NI Municipal Waste Management Statistics July
to September 11 - Click
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