Causeway Coast and Glens
Choose financial year
48%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
571kg
Residual waste per person
296kg
Total recycling per person
141kg
Total compost per person
134kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
39k
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) - 2021/22
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
19,003t
CO2 avoided
1,045t
Disposal saving
£2,147,283
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
2,219t
CO2 avoided
1,675t
Disposal saving
£250,723
Reported as exported
45%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
1,554t
CO2 avoided
3,948t
Disposal saving
£175,647
Reported as exported
69%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
6,843t
CO2 avoided
3,743t
Disposal saving
£773,259
Reported as exported
48%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
1,508t
CO2 avoided
810t
Disposal saving
£170,450
Reported as exported
85%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
140t
CO2 avoided
816t
Disposal saving
£15,820
Reported as exported
7%