Mid and East Antrim
Choose financial year
51%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
552kg
Residual waste per person
271kg
Total recycling per person
123kg
Total compost per person
158kg
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
13k
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
21,999t
CO2 avoided
1,210t
Disposal saving
£2,485,872
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
3,889t
CO2 avoided
2,937t
Disposal saving
£439,509
Reported as exported
10%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
1,838t
CO2 avoided
4,668t
Disposal saving
£207,677
Reported as exported
26%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
4,091t
CO2 avoided
2,238t
Disposal saving
£462,245
Reported as exported
37%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
1,952t
CO2 avoided
1,048t
Disposal saving
£220,631
Reported as exported
42%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
200t
CO2 avoided
1,167t
Disposal saving
£22,626
Reported as exported
0%