Antrim and Newtownabbey
Choose financial year
62%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
726kg
Residual waste per person
274kg
Total recycling per person
251kg
Total compost per person
200kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
66k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£5m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
18k
tonnes of CO2 emissions was avoided
Top 5 UK recycling destinations
Where does your recycling go?
Top countries (selected materials: Dry Recyclables) - 2023/24
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
29,167t
CO2 avoided
1,604t
Disposal saving
£3,295,897
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
3,316t
CO2 avoided
2,504t
Disposal saving
£374,741
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
2,972t
CO2 avoided
7,549t
Disposal saving
£335,851
Reported as exported
87%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
5,251t
CO2 avoided
2,872t
Disposal saving
£593,374
Reported as exported
79%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
3,974t
CO2 avoided
2,134t
Disposal saving
£449,095
Reported as exported
64%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
240t
CO2 avoided
1,401t
Disposal saving
£27,164
Reported as exported
0%