Your recycling and what happens to it

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    47,375 tonnes
Councils in Northern Ireland send recyclable materials to numerous destinations in the European Union.
Plastic
17,188t
Metal
11,456t
Paper
9,614t
Glass
9,117t

Materials received by Local Authorities in 2021/22

Local Councils Material Tonnes
Mid Ulster Paper 3,919t
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Plastic 3,593t
Mid Ulster Plastic 3,053t
Mid Ulster Glass 2,911t
Newry, Mourne and Down Plastic 2,471t
Fermanagh and Omagh Glass 2,258t
Belfast Metal 2,239t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Plastic 2,021t
Derry City and Strabane Plastic 1,956t
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Metal 1,853t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Metal 1,698t
Mid Ulster Metal 1,653t
Newry, Mourne and Down Glass 1,565t
Belfast Paper 1,328t
Mid and East Antrim Paper 1,286t
Causeway Coast and Glens Plastic 1,217t
Fermanagh and Omagh Plastic 1,061t
Causeway Coast and Glens Glass 1,007t
Causeway Coast and Glens Metal 918t
Ards and North Down Paper 900t
Mid and East Antrim Plastic 812t
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Glass 802t
Newry, Mourne and Down Metal 772t
Lisburn and Castlereagh Metal 757t
Lisburn and Castlereagh Paper 736t
Fermanagh and Omagh Paper 718t
Ards and North Down Metal 714t
Antrim and Newtownabbey Paper 670t
Belfast Plastic 436t
Mid and East Antrim Metal 426t
Mid and East Antrim Glass 396t
Ards and North Down Plastic 323t
Lisburn and Castlereagh Plastic 246t
Derry City and Strabane Metal 231t
Fermanagh and Omagh Metal 196t
Derry City and Strabane Glass 179t
Causeway Coast and Glens Paper 57t