ARC21
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ARC21 is a local government body in Northern Ireland
that is tasked with coordination of the waste management
services in the North East of Northern Ireland. The ARC21 waste management region includes the city, borough and district councils of:
ARC21 is accountable to the Northern Ireland Department for the Environment.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
that is tasked with coordination of the waste management
Waste management
Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal,managing and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and the process is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics...
services in the North East of Northern Ireland. The ARC21 waste management region includes the city, borough and district councils of:
- Antrim
- Ards
- Ballymena
- BelfastBelfast City CouncilBelfast City Council is the local authority with responsibility for the city of Belfast, the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. The Council serves an estimated population of , the largest of any district council in Northern Ireland, while also being the fourth smallest by area...
- CarrickfergusCarrickfergus Borough CouncilCarrickfergus Borough Council is a district council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. The council headquarters are in Carrickfergus and the council administers the town, on the north shore of Belfast Lough, and surrounding area, which extends from Greenisland in the south-west to Whitehead in...
- Castlereagh
- DownDown District CouncilDown District Council is a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland. The Council is headquartered in Downpatrick. Other towns in the Council area are Ardglass, Ballynahinch, Castlewellan, Clough, Crossgar, Dundrum, Killough, Killyleagh, Newcastle, Saintfield, Seaforde and Strangford...
- LarneLarne Borough CouncilLarne Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Its headquarters is in the town of Larne and the population of the area is nearly 31,000...
- LisburnLisburn City CouncilLisburn City Council is a district council covering an area partly in County Antrim and partly in County Down in Northern Ireland. The council is the second largest in the Belfast Metropolitan Area. Council headquarters are in the city of Lisburn, upon which was conferred city status in May 2002 as...
- NewtownabbeyNewtownabbey Borough CouncilNewtownabbey Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Newtownabbey has a population of over 80,000 and is on the north shore of Belfast Lough just immediately north of Belfast. The Borough was founded in 1958 as a result of an Act of Parliament passed in 1957 and...
- North DownNorth Down Borough CouncilNorth Down Borough Council is a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland with an overall population of around 80,000. Its main town is Bangor, 20 km east of Belfast with a population of approximately 55,000. The Council is headquartered in Bangor. Its secondary centre is the former Urban...
ARC21 is accountable to the Northern Ireland Department for the Environment.
See also
- NWRWMGNorth West Region Waste Management GroupThe North West Region Waste Management Group is the collection of local authorities in the northwest of Northern Ireland responsible for municipal waste management services...
- SWaMPSouthern Waste Management PartnershipThe Southern Waste Management Partnership coordinates municipal waste disposal and handling in the South of Northern Ireland. The local authorities that are covered by SWaMP include:#Armagh City and District Council#Banbridge District Council...