Antrim and Newtownabbey
Choose financial year
57%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
664kg
Residual waste per person
285kg
Total recycling per person
189kg
Total compost per person
190kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
55k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£5m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
18k
tonnes of CO2 emissions was avoided
Top 5 UK recycling destinations
Where does your recycling go?
Top countries (selected materials: Dry Recyclables) - 2020/21
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
27,333t
CO2 avoided
1,503t
Disposal saving
£3,088,591
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
3,222t
CO2 avoided
2,433t
Disposal saving
£364,139
Reported as exported
0.37%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
2,368t
CO2 avoided
6,015t
Disposal saving
£267,592
Reported as exported
0.07%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
6,135t
CO2 avoided
3,356t
Disposal saving
£693,249
Reported as exported
59%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
3,035t
CO2 avoided
1,630t
Disposal saving
£342,984
Reported as exported
44%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
500t
CO2 avoided
2,913t
Disposal saving
£56,489
Reported as exported
0%