Mid and East Antrim
Choose financial year
49%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
542kg
Residual waste per person
276kg
Total recycling per person
112kg
Total compost per person
153kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
37k
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) - 2024/25
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
21,439t
CO2 avoided
1,179t
Disposal saving
£2,422,579
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
2,830t
CO2 avoided
2,136t
Disposal saving
£319,739
Reported as exported
3%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
1,853t
CO2 avoided
4,707t
Disposal saving
£209,389
Reported as exported
80%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
3,596t
CO2 avoided
1,967t
Disposal saving
£406,297
Reported as exported
62%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
2,023t
CO2 avoided
1,086t
Disposal saving
£228,596
Reported as exported
9%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
259t
CO2 avoided
1,511t
Disposal saving
£29,305
Reported as exported
0%