Antrim and Newtownabbey
Choose financial year
62%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
685kg
Residual waste per person
259kg
Total recycling per person
240kg
Total compost per person
185kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
62k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£5m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
20k
tonnes of CO2 emissions was avoided
Top 5 UK recycling destinations
Where does your recycling go?
Top countries (selected materials: Dry Recyclables) - 2022/23
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
27,046t
CO2 avoided
1,488t
Disposal saving
£3,056,254
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
3,171t
CO2 avoided
2,394t
Disposal saving
£358,272
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
3,701t
CO2 avoided
9,400t
Disposal saving
£418,182
Reported as exported
80%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
6,020t
CO2 avoided
3,293t
Disposal saving
£680,239
Reported as exported
66%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
3,724t
CO2 avoided
2,000t
Disposal saving
£420,776
Reported as exported
44%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
230t
CO2 avoided
1,338t
Disposal saving
£25,938
Reported as exported
0%