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Sustainability - Recycling and Environmental facts:
- Recycling 1 ton of paper saves: 17 mature trees, 7000 gallons of water, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, 2 barrels of oil, and 4000 kilowatt hours of electricity...this is enough energy to power the average home for 5 months.
- 12.5 million tonnes of paper and cardboard are used annually in the UK.
- It requires 70% less energy to recycle paper compared to making it from raw materials.
- Up to 60% of the rubbish that ends up in the dustbin could be recycled.
- On average 16% of money you spend on products pays for the packaging and ends up in the bin.
- 80% of a vehicle can be recycled.
- £36,000,000 worth of aluminium is thrown away each year.
- Aluminium cans can be recycled and ready to use in 6 weeks.
- Glass is 100% recyclable and can be used again and again. Glass that is thrown away ends up in landfill and will never decompose...some glass made 3000 years ago has been found in the Middle East.
- Recycled paper produces 73% less air pollution than if it was made from raw materials.
- The use of plastic in Western Europe is growing about 4% each year.
- Plastic can take 500 years to decompose.
- Printer cartridge recycling is very efficient. Only 15% are recycled yet remanufactured cartridges cost 10% what original cartridges cost to make. They also can take up to 1000 years to decompose.
- Don’t worry too much about bottle caps and lids when recycling... afters crushing these none glass items are removed.
- Help make recycling easier by removing any paper clips, staples and plastic envelope windows where possible... however small amounts will not affect the recycling process.
- South Oxfordshire council claimed to beat all other councils by recycling 73% of household waste last year! Come on councils, follow Oxfordshires lead. Believe it or not this actually saved money for the council.
- Every 8 months the UK produces enough waste to fill Lake Windermere.
- Recycling one glass bottle could save enough energy to power a computer for 20mins.
- More recycling would create many more jobs.
- The energy saved by recycling 1 plastic bottle will power a 60w light bulbs for over 3 hours.
- Rainforests are being cut down at a rate of 100 acres per minute.
- In the US the amount of steel that is disposed of and not recycled in enough to build all new American made cars.
- Over 20,000 tonnes of batteries are sent to landfill sites in the UK each year. It takes 50 times more energy to make a battery than it gives during its life.
- You can make 20 cans out of recycled material with the same energy it takes to make a new one.
- The UK produces 420 million tonnes of solid waste every year. That's the weight of 5 cars per person every year. We only recycle 11% of it.
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