2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Has the council taken steps to support a circular economy locally?

Question code
7.2
Section
Waste Reduction & Food
Topic
Circular Economy
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Low

Criteria

Criteria met if the council has done any one of the following:
- Provided funding or space provided for a repair cafe or similar
- Provided funding or space for exchange or reuse shops or similar at household recycling centres or elsewhere
- Signed up as part of circular economy project

Clarifications

A circular economy is a model of production and consumption, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible.

Question performance

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0 points

3 Northern Irish councils

1 point

8 Northern Irish councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

Northern Irish councils

55
councils scored higher in 2025
22
councils scored lower in 2025

Legends for difference column

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NA New question (not in previous scorecards)
CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Belfast City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council1/1▲ 1
Derry City and Strabane District Council1/1▼ -1
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Mid Ulster District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/1▼ -1
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria