
Ards and North Down
Choose financial year
53%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
524kg
Residual waste per person
248kg
Total recycling per person
123kg
Total compost per person
152kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
45k
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) - 2022/23
Food and Garden Waste

Amount recycled
24,913t

CO2 avoided
1,370t

Disposal saving
£2,815,169

Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass

Amount recycled
4,504t

CO2 avoided
3,400t

Disposal saving
£508,909

Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Metal

Amount recycled
1,764t

CO2 avoided
4,480t

Disposal saving
£199,325

Reported as exported
81%
Top destinations
Paper

Amount recycled
7,069t

CO2 avoided
3,867t

Disposal saving
£798,834

Reported as exported
41%
Top destinations
Plastic

Amount recycled
1,996t

CO2 avoided
1,072t

Disposal saving
£225,594

Reported as exported
19%
Top destinations
Textiles

Amount recycled
372t

CO2 avoided
2,169t

Disposal saving
£42,059

Reported as exported
0%