2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

How low is the councils' area wide level of household waste produced?

Question code
7.9
Section
Waste Reduction & Food
Topic
Household Waste Amount
Source
National Data
Question weight
Medium

Criteria

Two-tier criteria
First tier criteria met if the annual residual waste in kg per household in the area is equal to or less than 400kg and more than 300kg per household.

Second tier criteria met if the annual residual waste in kg per household in the area is equal to or less than 300kg per household.

This question is scoring councils on the amount of residual waste (kg) per household in each council area.

For England, Northern Ireland and Wales, 2023/24 data was used, as it was the most recent data available at the time of the assessment. For Scotland, 2023 data was used, as this was the most comparable dataset.

Clarifications

Residual waste includes waste sent to landfill and incineration. It excludes waste that is recycled or composted.

Marked using data provided by DEFRA, Stats Wales and SEPA

Question performance

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0 points

11 Northern Irish councils

1 point

0 Northern Irish councils

2 points

0 Northern Irish councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

Northern Irish councils

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councils scored higher in 2025
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councils scored lower in 2025

Legends for difference column

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CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
0/2NAEvidence doesn't meet criteria
Belfast City Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid Ulster District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria