The authority’s landfill costs are the highest in Northern Ireland
Ards and North Down Borough is to crack down on “waste tourism” from dodgy dumpers outside the council area, with a brand new set of rules for recycling to be introduced next month.
Read more:Ards and North Down Council facing bill if it relocates village signs removed after objections “Recycling currently costs less than half the cost of landfill and is vital in helping to save the planet for our children. It is one way we can all make a valuable contribution to help to manage the current cost of living crisis.
The extra cost of landfill incurred by Ards and North Down in the 2020/21 reporting year, compared to the average for other Northern Ireland councils, was almost £716,000. Over that year Ards North Down received 11,360 tons more waste at its HRC's than the average intake for other NI Councils - almost 6,958 tons of extra landfill waste and 4,402 extra tons of recovered/recycled waste.
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