Antrim and Newtownabbey
Choose financial year
63%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
733kg
Residual waste per person
273kg
Total recycling per person
263kg
Total compost per person
197kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
67k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£5m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
21k
tonnes of CO2 emissions was avoided
Top 5 UK recycling destinations
Where does your recycling go?
Top countries (selected materials: Dry Recyclables) - 2021/22
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
28,729t
CO2 avoided
1,580t
Disposal saving
£3,246,363
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
3,061t
CO2 avoided
2,311t
Disposal saving
£345,898
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
3,873t
CO2 avoided
9,838t
Disposal saving
£437,694
Reported as exported
49%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
7,202t
CO2 avoided
3,939t
Disposal saving
£813,777
Reported as exported
67%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
3,489t
CO2 avoided
1,874t
Disposal saving
£394,290
Reported as exported
58%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
212t
CO2 avoided
1,236t
Disposal saving
£23,968
Reported as exported
0%