Antrim and Newtownabbey
Choose financial year
59%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
736kg
Residual waste per person
298kg
Total recycling per person
241kg
Total compost per person
195kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
65k
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) - 2024/25
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
28,925t
CO2 avoided
1,591t
Disposal saving
£3,268,481
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
2,791t
CO2 avoided
2,107t
Disposal saving
£315,380
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
2,622t
CO2 avoided
6,661t
Disposal saving
£296,329
Reported as exported
82%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
5,097t
CO2 avoided
2,788t
Disposal saving
£575,976
Reported as exported
89%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
3,210t
CO2 avoided
1,724t
Disposal saving
£362,675
Reported as exported
16%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
255t
CO2 avoided
1,483t
Disposal saving
£28,761
Reported as exported
0%