Derry City and Strabane
Choose financial year
47%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
537kg
Residual waste per person
286kg
Total recycling per person
176kg
Total compost per person
75kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
38k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£3m
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) - 2019/20
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
11,409t
CO2 avoided
627t
Disposal saving
£1,289,174
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
2,420t
CO2 avoided
1,827t
Disposal saving
£273,426
Reported as exported
71%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
2,199t
CO2 avoided
5,585t
Disposal saving
£248,455
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
5,740t
CO2 avoided
3,140t
Disposal saving
£648,651
Reported as exported
59%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
1,795t
CO2 avoided
964t
Disposal saving
£202,834
Reported as exported
91%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
172t
CO2 avoided
1,004t
Disposal saving
£19,472
Reported as exported
17%