Newry, Mourne and Down
Choose financial year
50%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
467kg
Residual waste per person
235kg
Total recycling per person
112kg
Total compost per person
120kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
42k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£4m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
16k
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
21,705t
CO2 avoided
1,194t
Disposal saving
£2,452,683
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
2,669t
CO2 avoided
2,015t
Disposal saving
£301,557
Reported as exported
34%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
2,121t
CO2 avoided
5,388t
Disposal saving
£239,718
Reported as exported
44%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
8,673t
CO2 avoided
4,744t
Disposal saving
£979,994
Reported as exported
98%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
2,099t
CO2 avoided
1,127t
Disposal saving
£237,202
Reported as exported
84%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
181t
CO2 avoided
1,057t
Disposal saving
£20,498
Reported as exported
0%