In 2003/2004 UK households produced 30.5 million tonnes of waste, 17% of that was collected from recycling, that means only
5.2 million tonnes of rubbish were recycled in the year 2003/2004. This is by far not enough rubbish being recycled in this current life style we lead. That is why
Call-A-Skip are try to recycle as much rubbish as possible to try and help our environment and send less rubbish to landfill.
Recycling is a great way to save money and energy.
Did you know that::
- If you recycled 1 tin that would save enough energy to power a tv for 3 hours!
- A recycled bottle would power a 60 watt light bulb for 3 hours
More interesting facts
- More than 50% of rubbish that we throw away in our skips and dust bins could be recycled.
- The rubbish that the UK uses in 8 month could fill the largest lake in Britain.
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