Ards and North Down
Choose financial year
50%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
559kg
Residual waste per person
281kg
Total recycling per person
129kg
Total compost per person
149kg
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
17k
tonnes of CO2 emissions was avoided
Top 5 UK recycling destinations
Where does your recycling go?
Top countries (selected materials: Dry Recyclables) - 2021/22
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
24,317t
CO2 avoided
1,337t
Disposal saving
£2,747,821
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
4,634t
CO2 avoided
3,499t
Disposal saving
£523,628
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
1,866t
CO2 avoided
4,740t
Disposal saving
£210,874
Reported as exported
57%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
6,832t
CO2 avoided
3,737t
Disposal saving
£772,017
Reported as exported
44%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
1,991t
CO2 avoided
1,069t
Disposal saving
£224,937
Reported as exported
16%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
371t
CO2 avoided
2,160t
Disposal saving
£41,878
Reported as exported
0%