Newry, Mourne and Down
Choose financial year
49%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
478kg
Residual waste per person
242kg
Total recycling per person
118kg
Total compost per person
119kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
43k
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) - 2020/21
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
21,586t
CO2 avoided
1,187t
Disposal saving
£2,439,193
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
2,983t
CO2 avoided
2,253t
Disposal saving
£337,131
Reported as exported
42%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
2,083t
CO2 avoided
5,290t
Disposal saving
£235,356
Reported as exported
39%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
9,386t
CO2 avoided
5,134t
Disposal saving
£1,060,639
Reported as exported
90%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
2,518t
CO2 avoided
1,352t
Disposal saving
£284,579
Reported as exported
84%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
112t
CO2 avoided
652t
Disposal saving
£12,632
Reported as exported
0%