Ards and North Down
Choose financial year
55%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
536kg
Residual waste per person
244kg
Total recycling per person
128kg
Total compost per person
165kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
47k
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) - 2019/20
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
26,620t
CO2 avoided
1,464t
Disposal saving
£3,008,060
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
4,403t
CO2 avoided
3,324t
Disposal saving
£497,572
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
1,729t
CO2 avoided
4,393t
Disposal saving
£195,432
Reported as exported
59%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
6,848t
CO2 avoided
3,746t
Disposal saving
£773,810
Reported as exported
34%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
1,878t
CO2 avoided
1,008t
Disposal saving
£212,181
Reported as exported
19%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
752t
CO2 avoided
4,382t
Disposal saving
£84,959
Reported as exported
55%