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Recycling in the UK

3% HOUSEHOLD PACKAGING IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR ONLY 3% OF ALL WASTE THAT GOES TO LANDFILL IN THE UK THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICAL WASTE WE CREATE IN ONE YEAR WOULD FILL WEMBLEY STADIUM SIX TIMES! EACH YEAR IN THE UK HOUSEHOLDS THROW AWAY OVER 29.1 MILLION TONNES OF WASTE, THAT'S APPROXIMATELY THE SAME WEIGHT AS 4.85 MILLION MALE AFRICAN ELEPHANTS EVERY TONNE OF PAPER RECYCLED SAVES 17 TREES EVERY PERSON IN BRITAIN USES ABOUT 5 BATTERIES A YEAR IN THE UK WE THROW AWAY THIRTEEN BILLION STEEL CANS EVERY YEAR, STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER THAT WOULD MAKE THREE PILES OF CANS THAT REACH THE MOON EACH YEAR WE THROW AWAY ABOUT SIX HUNDRED MILLION BATTERIES. LAID END TO END THESE BATTERIES WOULD REACH FROM THE UK TO AUSTRALIA AND BACK AGAIN THE ENERGY SAVED BY RECYCLING ONE ALUMINIUM DRINK CAN IS ENOUGH TO RUN A TELEVISION FOR THREE HOURS GLASS CONTAINERS ARE ON AVERAGE 30% LIGHTER THAN IN THE 1980'S THE ENERGY SAVED FROM RECYCLING ONE GLASS BOTTLE IS ENOUGH TO POWER A LIGHT BULB FOR FOUR HOURS TWO MILLION TV SETS ARE DISCARDED EVERY YEAR - MOST END UP IN LANDFILL SITES EVERY STEEL CAN IS 100% RECYCLABLE. IT CAN BE RECYCLED OVER AND OVER AGAIN INTO PRODUCTS LIKE BICYCLES AND OF COURSE NEW CANS!

Recycling in the UK

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Twelve illustrated facts about recycling (and lack thereof) within the United Kingdom

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