The council has announced that 66,000 more houses will be added to the program over the course of the next three years. The program is expected to cost £1.6 million in total.

Funding for the remaining amount will come from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), with £806,000 coming from Belfast City Council.

In Q4 2024–2025, a total of 22,826 residences in Belfast's east and west will be provided with curbside recycling bins.

According to the council study, the numbers might change as more thorough planning is done. In 2023–2024, the council recycled, repurposed, or composted 41.1% of all residential garbage.

It is hoped that this expansion proposal would raise that number.

According to Alliance councillor Jenna Maghie, "years of campaigning" led to the extension.

With one of the lowest densities of "bring back banks" in Belfast, Ormiston's expansion of this crucial service makes me very happy, she continued.

"Especially in the Gilnahirk area, where residents lost access to one of these banks a number of years ago, reversing a stark service inequality for residents."

Michael Long, her party colleague, has suggested adding more money to support the expansion.