Ards and North Down
Choose financial year
55%
Recycling rate
Total waste per person
511kg
Residual waste per person
228kg
Total recycling per person
118kg
Total compost per person
163kg
Household waste recycling centres
In total
All materials
46k
tonnes of waste was recycled
Savings
Selected materials
£5m
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) - 2023/24
Food and Garden Waste
Amount recycled
26,794t
CO2 avoided
1,474t
Disposal saving
£3,027,722
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Glass
Amount recycled
4,166t
CO2 avoided
3,145t
Disposal saving
£470,702
Reported as exported
0%
Top destinations
Metal
Amount recycled
1,752t
CO2 avoided
4,451t
Disposal saving
£198,020
Reported as exported
64%
Top destinations
Paper
Amount recycled
6,846t
CO2 avoided
3,745t
Disposal saving
£773,553
Reported as exported
76%
Top destinations
Plastic
Amount recycled
1,984t
CO2 avoided
1,066t
Disposal saving
£224,219
Reported as exported
22%
Top destinations
Textiles
Amount recycled
379t
CO2 avoided
2,208t
Disposal saving
£42,812
Reported as exported
0%