Mid and East Antrim
Choose financial year
52%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
530kg
Residual waste per person
254kg
Total recycling per person
124kg
Total compost per person
151kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
38k
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
21,089t
CO2 avoided
1,160t
Disposal saving
£2,383,027
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
3,317t
CO2 avoided
2,504t
Disposal saving
£374,839
Reported as exported
3%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
1,699t
CO2 avoided
4,317t
Disposal saving
£192,036
Reported as exported
13%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
4,152t
CO2 avoided
2,271t
Disposal saving
£469,225
Reported as exported
49%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
1,796t
CO2 avoided
965t
Disposal saving
£202,994
Reported as exported
38%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
189t
CO2 avoided
1,103t
Disposal saving
£21,381
Reported as exported
73%