Antrim and Newtownabbey
Choose financial year
61%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
713kg
Residual waste per person
276kg
Total recycling per person
234kg
Total compost per person
202kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
63k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£5m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
16k
tonnes of CO2 emissions was avoided
Top 5 UK recycling destinations
Where does your recycling go?
Top countries (selected materials: Dry Recyclables) - 2019/20
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
29,032t
CO2 avoided
1,597t
Disposal saving
£3,280,621
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
2,794t
CO2 avoided
2,109t
Disposal saving
£315,713
Reported as exported
7%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
2,376t
CO2 avoided
6,036t
Disposal saving
£268,516
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
5,570t
CO2 avoided
3,047t
Disposal saving
£629,424
Reported as exported
41%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
4,313t
CO2 avoided
2,316t
Disposal saving
£487,413
Reported as exported
66%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
225t
CO2 avoided
1,313t
Disposal saving
£25,453
Reported as exported
0%