Causeway Coast and Glens
Choose financial year
50%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
561kg
Residual waste per person
281kg
Total recycling per person
142kg
Total compost per person
138kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
41k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£4m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
12k
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
20,006t
CO2 avoided
1,100t
Disposal saving
£2,260,719
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
2,344t
CO2 avoided
1,770t
Disposal saving
£264,917
Reported as exported
27%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
1,649t
CO2 avoided
4,188t
Disposal saving
£186,335
Reported as exported
17%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
6,437t
CO2 avoided
3,521t
Disposal saving
£727,383
Reported as exported
97%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
1,435t
CO2 avoided
771t
Disposal saving
£162,137
Reported as exported
90%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
129t
CO2 avoided
754t
Disposal saving
£14,629
Reported as exported
5%