A council which has deferred discussing bonfires until September spent almost £42,000 last summer on repair, protection and clean-up costs at the sites.
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council's spending included nearly £7,500 in the Craigyhill estate in Larne where a bonfire reached a height of over 200ft to attempt a "world record".
Almost £9,000 was spent in the town's Antiville area where a bonfire was dismantled following the death of a man who fell from the pyre.
