Ards and North Down
Choose financial year
52%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
578kg
Residual waste per person
279kg
Total recycling per person
136kg
Total compost per person
163kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
48k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£5m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
17k
tonnes of CO2 emissions was avoided
Top 5 UK recycling destinations
Where does your recycling go?
Top countries (selected materials: Dry Recyclables) - 2020/21
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
26,397t
CO2 avoided
1,452t
Disposal saving
£2,982,861
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
5,344t
CO2 avoided
4,035t
Disposal saving
£603,843
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
2,019t
CO2 avoided
5,129t
Disposal saving
£228,158
Reported as exported
55%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
6,893t
CO2 avoided
3,771t
Disposal saving
£778,953
Reported as exported
48%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
2,112t
CO2 avoided
1,134t
Disposal saving
£238,712
Reported as exported
18%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
193t
CO2 avoided
1,126t
Disposal saving
£21,835
Reported as exported
0%