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%