Statistics on recycling
Paper
Paper recycled via public recycling sites (tonnes)
Month | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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January | 66.96 | 109.87 | 116.98 | 140.3 | 136.72 | 96.66 | 76.22 | 93.18 | 86.62 |
February | 108.65 | 116.1 | 109.82 | 116.64 | 126.24 | 87.08 | 77.7 | 70.14 | 82.36 |
March | 114.74 | 130.64 | 117.16 | 138.68 | 143.5 | 93.86 | 97.56 | 89.38 | 80.74 |
April | 107.76 | 123.14 | 122.58 | 135.5 | 134.9 | 96.3 | 90.2 | 80.8 | 77.86 |
May | 115.41 | 116.44 | 124.64 | 142.86 | 136.54 | 88.9 | 87.66 | 96.02 | 86.26 |
June | 103.59 | 108.49 | 112.62 | 125.48 | 130.98 | 92.26 | 83.46 | 78.26 | 76.2 |
July | 122.35 | 112.15 | 130.32 | 141.9 | 140.34 | 84.14 | 102.28 | 77.96 | 78.72 |
August | 105.84 | 119.85 | 112.52 | 134.44 | 129.32 | 85.64 | 85.62 | 80.92 | 86.52 |
September | 109.14 | 117.7 | 131.14 | 132.84 | 138.82 | 89.16 | 92.06 | 81.48 | 72.6 |
October | 112.45 | 122.84 | 134.46 | 148.32 | 131.22 | 89.28 | 76.1 | 67.88 | 86.2 |
November | 119.11 | 115.38 | 140.02 | 141.04 | 105.74 | 92.38 | 74.6 | 90.34 | 72.34 |
December | 114.84 | 116.28 | 125.98 | 145 | 104.36 | 83.68 | 86.06 | 83.38 | 76.42 |
TOTAL | 1300.8 | 1408.9 | 1478.2 | 1643 | 1558.7 | 1079.3 | 1029.5 | 992.8 | 962.84 |
Compared to previous year | - | 8.31% | 4.92% | 11.14% | -5.13% | -31% | -4.70% | -3.56% | -3% |
Month | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 73.22 | 86.54 | 53.56 | 59.8 | 44.52 | 53.7 | 53.06 | 45.72 | 36.24 |
February | 72.2 | 62.42 | 51.30 | 58.1 | 38.22 | 57.46 | 42.64 | 33.8 | 29.63 |
March | 63.26 | 57 | 55.11 | 47.68 | 59.1 | 43.6 | 44.28 | 40.98 | 39.24 |
April | 89.12 | 77.82 | 49.34 | 54.08 | 44.54 | 45.8 | 44.16 | 10.7 | 34.94 |
May | 73.58 | 66.32 | 53.78 | 50.72 | 44.9 | 57.2 | 52.18 | 34.49 | 28.8 |
June | 66.28 | 70.66 | 54.58 | 50.46 | 56.42 | 46.14 | 43.16 | 35.3 | 37.28 |
July | 78.88 | 81.12 | 68.28 | 49.56 | 46.3 | 60.21 | 52.56 | 41.42 | 28.44 |
August | 67.44 | 53.48 | 49.20 | 51.14 | 42.57 | 43.12 | 40.22 | 35.04 | 32.48 |
September | 62.76 | 66 | 59.36 | 58.56 | 41.78 | 46.54 | 41.28 | 38.89 | 30.24 |
October | 73.04 | 66.8 | 54.78 | 47.17 | 39.35 | 56.56 | 51.18 | 31.52 | 31.72 |
November | 80.54 | 58.14 | 51.28 | 45.56 | 43.22 | 42.44 | 37.66 | 29.2 | 31.5 |
December | 74.3 | 58.36 | 42.02 | 60.64 | 40.35 | 49.5 | 46.14 | 34.09 | 26.64 |
TOTAL | 874.62 | 804.66 | 642.59 | 633.47 | 541.27 | 602.27 | 548.52 | 411.15 | 387.15 |
Compared to previous year | -9.17% | -8% | -20.14% | -1.42% | -14.56% | 11.20% | -8.92% | -25.04% | -5.83% |
In addition to the Department operated bring banks there are kerbside collection schemes operated by Douglas Borough Council, Braddan, Malew
Glass
Glass recycled via public recycling sites (tonnes)
Month | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 50.42 | 100.56 | 100.74 | 127.46 | 133.82 | 110.54 | 103.34 | 93.18 | 96.96 |
February | 67.98 | 66.04 | 71.38 | 87.5 | 105.36 | 79.58 | 75.54 | 72.64 | 71.26 |
March | 73.62 | 77.24 | 86.94 | 94.3 | 106.04 | 90.62 | 74.82 | 81.04 | 79.72 |
April | 76.6 | 79.32 | 83.68 | 103.04 | 113.58 | 91.74 | 91.02 | 102.48 | 73.82 |
May | 77.56 | 95.14 | 90.26 | 116.1 | 117.98 | 79.96 | 80.72 | 111.52 | 103.2 |
June | 80.36 | 71.92 | 101.36 | 124.42 | 120.08 | 111.16 | 104.82 | 70.96 | 87.42 |
July | 81.99 | 87.36 | 103.1 | 114.76 | 122.52 | 84.78 | 94.62 | 81.98 | 92.34 |
August | 80.04 | 90.96 | 105.12 | 119.9 | 119.12 | 87.98 | 83.24 | 88.86 | 82.22 |
September | 77.5 | 77.28 | 86.58 | 96.7 | 124.4 | 93.44 | 97.58 | 76.08 | 87.32 |
October | 69.64 | 78.41 | 93.3 | 115.08 | 100.78 | 50.88 | 68.26 | 72.08 | 84.98 |
November | 77.18 | 73.3 | 81.4 | 101.1 | 80.7 | 42.22 | 71.24 | 69.34 | 65.34 |
December | 84.66 | 93.5 | 110.4 | 123.36 | 111.38 | 39.84 | 91.41 | 73.57 | 61.94 |
TOTAL | 897.55 | 991.03 | 1114.3 | 1323.7 | 1355.8 | 1075 | 1036.6 | 993.73 | 986.52 |
Compared to previous years | - | 10.40% | 12.43% | 18.70% | 2.41% | -21% | -3.6% | -4% | -1% |
Month | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 130.58 | 87.64 | 73.78 | 114.14 | 126.35 | 76.7 | 130.9 | 100.44 | 108.98 |
February | 71.68 | 68.18 | 74.48 | 78.16 | 91.6 | 92.38 | 77.12 | 75.36 | 93.62 |
March | 54 | 71.64 | 68.16 | 59.18 | 89.92 | 73.7 | 72.46 | 80.4 | 94.22 |
April | 91.52 | 83.62 | 111.16 | 67.42 | 52.86 | 78.9 | 84.88 | 59.1 | 122.2 |
May | 76.46 | 78.22 | 84.96 | 92.6 | 94.62 | 104.19 | 110.14 | 131.84 | 87.8 |
June | 80.16 | 87.7 | 51.82 | 84.86 | 91.76 | 99.36 | 92.8 | 118.48 | 116.08 |
July | 105.4 | 90.36 | 82.54 | 78.64 | 81.3 | 110.76 | 104.22 | 118.8 | 86.14 |
August | 84.12 | 87.36 | 86.1 | 87 | 69.4 | 91.36 | 90.3 | 87.06 | 116.44 |
September | 84.22 | 79.96 | 83.94 | 86.1 | 60.98 | 82.42 | 86.42 | 108.7 | 85.28 |
October | 68.78 | 70.74 | 73.42 | 71.4 | 65.14 | 92.48 | 82.7 | 78.02 | 74.84 |
November | 60.46 | 62.62 | 84.24 | 78.86 | 67.02 | 68.52 | 73.34 | 83.04 | 79.28 |
December | 94.56 | 103.46 | 50.72 | 103.38 | 68.55 | 79.62 | 113.63 | 117.58 | 108.86 |
TOTAL | 1001.9 | 971.5 | 925.32 | 1001.7 | 959.5 | 1050.39 | 1118.9 | 1158.8 | 1173.7 |
Compared to previous year | 1.56% | -3.04% | -4.75 | 8.25% | -4.22% | 9.40% | 17.52% | 3.56% | 1.28% |
Food and drink cans
Cans recycled via public recycling sites (tonnes)
Month | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | *2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 1.42 | 1.74 | 1.86 | 2.21 | 2.1 | 2.02 | 6.87 | 6.1 | 7.46 |
February | 1.57 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.67 | 1.74 | 1.54 | 4.46 | 4.55 | 5.04 |
March | 1.82 | 1.52 | 1.1 | 1.49 | 1.56 | 2.1 | 4.82 | 4.53 | 5.9 |
April | 1.47 | 1.62 | 1.36 | 1.69 | 2.28 | 1.77 | 4.76 | 4.36 | 5.6 |
May | 2.17 | 1.95 | 1.77 | 2.28 | 1.99 | 1.69 | 6.42 | 4.93 | 7.14 |
June | 1.93 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 2.12 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 6.84 | 5.45 | 6.58 |
July | 1.77 | 1.74 | 2.26 | 2.07 | 2.56 | 1.77 | 4.48 | 4.32 | 7.62 |
August | 2.08 | 2.01 | 1.73 | 2.13 | 2.27 | 3.6 | 7.75 | 5.24 | 7.73 |
September | 1.61 | 1.64 | 1.67 | 1.82 | 2.53 | 3.78 | 5.77 | 4.81 | 4.49 |
October | 1.43 | 1.86 | 1.73 | 2.12 | 1.93 | 2.86 | 5.34 | 7.91 | 7.34 |
November | 1.91 | 1.28 | 1.46 | 1.54 | 1.79 | 4.1 | 4.46 | 5.22 | 4.41 |
December | 1.65 | 1.55 | 2.12 | 1.86 | 2.53 | 4.75 | 5.39 | 5 | 6.59 |
TOTAL | 20.83 | 20.05 | 20.21 | 23 | 25.48 | 32.68 | 67.36 | 62.42 | 75.9 |
Compared to previous year | - | - | - | - | 10.78% | 28% | 206% | -7.35% | 21.60% |
Month | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 5.7 | 4.22 | 4.36 | 5.52 | 5.26 | 2.94 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 6.72 |
February | 5 | 2.82 | 3.44 | 4.34 | 4.16 | 6.26 | 5.18 | 6.46 | 7.22 |
March | 4.97 | 2.51 | 4.66 | 3.48 | 3.74 | 4.52 | 4.54 | 5.71 | 9.68 |
April | 7.23 | 2.46 | 3.64 | 5.14 | 2.92 | 4.4 | 4.36 | 3.12 | 9.04 |
May | 5.55 | 5.24 | 5.16 | 4.75 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 6.14 | 9.3 | 6.58 |
June | 7.88 | 5.02 | 3.92 | 3.04 | 4.34 | 4.82 | 5.84 | 7.48 | 7.08 |
July | 7.73 | 5.36 | 3.78 | 2.44 | 6.46 | 6.72 | 6.54 | 10.34 | 5.83 |
August | 6.72 | 3.26 | 5.04 | 5.14 | 3.8 | 5.61 | 5.31 | 11.68 | 7.16 |
September | 7.43 | 4 | 3.44 | 4.24 | 5.46 | 4.72 | 6.07 | 7.23 | 5.3 |
October | 4.89 | 4.86 | 4.45 | 3.88 | 5.63 | 6.12 | 6.21 | 6.14 | 5.36 |
November | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 6 | 5.28 | 5.14 | 4.74 | 5.8 | 5.06 |
December | 6.44 | 2.48 | 5.84 | 3.42 | 3.1 | 5.42 | 6.18 | 7.27 | 8.02 |
TOTAL | 73.74 | 45.53 | 51.13 | 51.39 | 55.05 | 62.97 | 67.31 | 87.73 | 83.05 |
Compared to previous year | -2.85% | -38.26% | 12.29% | 0.50% | 7.12% | 14.30% | 6.89% | 30.33% | -5.33% |
From 2009 steel cans have been accepted with Aluminium cans
Plastic Bottles
Plastic Bottles recycled via all Civic Amenity sites
Year | Tonnage | Previous year increase decrease |
---|---|---|
2008 | 2.8 | |
2009 | 3.1 | 10.70% |
2010 | 10 | 322% |
2011 | 16.3 | 63% |
2012 | 15.2 | -6.75% |
2013 | 17.3 | 13.81% |
2014 | 22.07 | 27% |
2015 | 25.19 | 14.13% |
2016 | 37.4 | 48.47% |
2017 | 26.04 | -30.28% |
2018 | 33.45 | 28.40% |
2019 | 35.02 | 4.69% |
2020 | 32.82 | -6.28% |
2021 | 30.7 | -6.45 |
TOTAL: 307.39 |
Household batteries
Dry- cell batteries (kg) recycled
Year | Civic Amenity Sites | Manx Co-op stores | Schools | Hospital | Total weight (kg) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 (June - Dec 05) | 760 | 210 | 970 | ||
2006 | 1778 | 782 | 2560 | ||
2007 | 2370 | 1720 | 75 | 4155 | |
2008 | 3135 | 2030 | 235 | 5400 | |
2009 | 3740 | 1715 | 265 | 5720 | |
2010 | 4910 | 1930 | 170 | 7010 | |
2011 | 5030 | 1700 | 190 | 6920 | |
2012 | 5210 | 1440 | 330 | 6980 | |
2013 | 5530 | 1520 | 160 | 7210 | |
2014 | 5570 | 1580 | 80 | 7230 | |
2015 | 5190 | 1630 | 130 | 6950 | |
2016 | 5650 | 1090 | 150 | 6890 | |
2017 | 6430 | 980 | 100 | 7510 | |
2018 | 5,870 | 1,200 | 110 | 7,180 | |
2019 | 7,230 | 1,160 | 80 | 8,470 | |
2020 | 6,140 | 1070 | 170 | 620 | 8,000 |
2021 | 4,870 | 880 | 300 | 1200 | 7,250 |
Total | 79,413 | 22,637 | 2549 | 1820 | 106,419 |
Since June 2005 we have collected and recycled over 91 tonnes of dry-cell batteries. In terms of the actual number of batteries we have recycled nearly 4.3 million 'AA' batteries.