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Councils in Northern Ireland send recyclable materials to numerous destinations in the European Union.

Plastic

21,508t

Glass

14,837t

Metal

12,356t

Paper

1,970t

Textiles

16t

Local Councils	Material	Tonnes
Belfast	Plastic	3,789t
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon	Plastic	3,707t
Belfast	Glass	3,069t
Mid Ulster	Plastic	2,981t
Mid Ulster	Glass	2,697t
Derry City and Strabane	Plastic	2,695t
Derry City and Strabane	Glass	2,623t
Antrim and Newtownabbey	Metal	2,477t
Newry, Mourne and Down	Plastic	2,397t
Antrim and Newtownabbey	Plastic	2,198t
Fermanagh and Omagh	Glass	2,174t
Newry, Mourne and Down	Glass	1,976t
Belfast	Metal	1,820t
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon	Metal	1,782t
Mid Ulster	Metal	1,776t
Causeway Coast and Glens	Glass	1,263t
Newry, Mourne and Down	Metal	1,252t
Causeway Coast and Glens	Plastic	1,217t
Fermanagh and Omagh	Plastic	1,192t
Lisburn and Castlereagh	Metal	1,035t
Causeway Coast and Glens	Metal	945t
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon	Glass	874t
Newry, Mourne and Down	Paper	848t
Mid and East Antrim	Plastic	721t
Mid and East Antrim	Metal	439t
Ards and North Down	Metal	433t
Ards and North Down	Plastic	392t
Fermanagh and Omagh	Metal	388t
Mid Ulster	Paper	386t
Fermanagh and Omagh	Paper	292t
Lisburn and Castlereagh	Plastic	219t
Causeway Coast and Glens	Paper	173t
Mid and East Antrim	Glass	162t
Ards and North Down	Paper	74t
Belfast	Paper	74t
Lisburn and Castlereagh	Paper	69t
Antrim and Newtownabbey	Paper	48t
Causeway Coast and Glens	Textiles	16t
Derry City and Strabane	Metal	9.2t
Mid and East Antrim	Paper	6.1t