Ards and North Down
Choose financial year
56%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
505kg
Residual waste per person
220kg
Total recycling per person
123kg
Total compost per person
161kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
47k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£5m
saved by recycling instead of disposal
Climate change impact
Selected materials
17k
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
26,595t
CO2 avoided
1,463t
Disposal saving
£3,005,235
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
4,228t
CO2 avoided
3,192t
Disposal saving
£477,728
Reported as exported
4%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
2,008t
CO2 avoided
5,099t
Disposal saving
£226,854
Reported as exported
35%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
7,481t
CO2 avoided
4,092t
Disposal saving
£845,360
Reported as exported
99%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
2,091t
CO2 avoided
1,123t
Disposal saving
£236,227
Reported as exported
23%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
377t
CO2 avoided
2,199t
Disposal saving
£42,633
Reported as exported
0%