Causeway Coast and Glens
Choose financial year
50%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
563kg
Residual waste per person
280kg
Total recycling per person
146kg
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
13k
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
19,982t
CO2 avoided
1,099t
Disposal saving
£2,257,919
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
2,458t
CO2 avoided
1,856t
Disposal saving
£277,764
Reported as exported
43%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
1,765t
CO2 avoided
4,484t
Disposal saving
£199,491
Reported as exported
11%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
7,277t
CO2 avoided
3,981t
Disposal saving
£822,343
Reported as exported
59%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
1,492t
CO2 avoided
801t
Disposal saving
£168,641
Reported as exported
79%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
139t
CO2 avoided
812t
Disposal saving
£15,738
Reported as exported
3%