Your recycling and what happens to it

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    52,354 tonnes
Councils in Northern Ireland send recyclable materials to numerous destinations in the European Union.
Paper
25,620t
Plastic
14,736t
Glass
7,867t
Metal
2,830t
Food and Garden Waste
1,300t
Textiles
0.99t

Materials received by Local Authorities in 2020/21

Local Councils Material Tonnes
Newry, Mourne and Down Paper 6,933t
Mid Ulster Paper 6,184t
Fermanagh and Omagh Paper 4,964t
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Paper 4,763t
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Plastic 3,209t
Mid Ulster Plastic 2,867t
Fermanagh and Omagh Glass 2,163t
Newry, Mourne and Down Plastic 1,541t
Fermanagh and Omagh Plastic 1,455t
Derry City and Strabane Plastic 1,417t
Mid Ulster Glass 1,322t
Fermanagh and Omagh Food and Garden Waste 1,300t
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Glass 1,272t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Plastic 1,236t
Causeway Coast and Glens Plastic 1,131t
Mid Ulster Metal 1,058t
Causeway Coast and Glens Glass 1,049t
Newry, Mourne and Down Glass 1,042t
Belfast Paper 875t
Newry, Mourne and Down Metal 814t
Mid and East Antrim Plastic 808t
Lisburn and Castlereagh Paper 538t
Ards and North Down Paper 492t
Mid and East Antrim Paper 483t
Belfast Plastic 417t
Mid and East Antrim Glass 398t
Belfast Glass 395t
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Metal 395t
Ards and North Down Plastic 379t
Mid and East Antrim Metal 281t
Lisburn and Castlereagh Plastic 277t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Paper 267t
Derry City and Strabane Glass 198t
Causeway Coast and Glens Metal 129t
Derry City and Strabane Paper 77t
Fermanagh and Omagh Metal 56t
Belfast Metal 53t
Causeway Coast and Glens Paper 44t
Derry City and Strabane Metal 42t
Lisburn and Castlereagh Glass 28t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Metal 1.6t
Causeway Coast and Glens Textiles 0.99t
Ards and North Down Metal 0.56t
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Textiles 0.00t
Newry, Mourne and Down Textiles 0.00t