Mid and East Antrim
Choose financial year
51%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
566kg
Residual waste per person
275kg
Total recycling per person
129kg
Total compost per person
162kg
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
22,614t
CO2 avoided
1,244t
Disposal saving
£2,555,407
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
3,931t
CO2 avoided
2,968t
Disposal saving
£444,189
Reported as exported
10%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
1,980t
CO2 avoided
5,028t
Disposal saving
£223,704
Reported as exported
17%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
4,358t
CO2 avoided
2,384t
Disposal saving
£492,451
Reported as exported
52%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
2,083t
CO2 avoided
1,118t
Disposal saving
£235,325
Reported as exported
39%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
91t
CO2 avoided
531t
Disposal saving
£10,290
Reported as exported
0%