Some fascinating facts about waste.
Each UK household produces over 1 tonne of rubbish annually, amounting to about 31 million tonnes for the UK each year
Every year, the average dustbin contains enough unrealised energy for 500 baths, 3500 showers or 5,000 hours of television.
On average every person in the UK throws away their own body weight in rubbish every 7 weeks
Every 8 months the UK produces enough waste to fill Lake Windermere (the largest lake in England)
In less than 2 hours the UK produces enough waste to fill the Albert Hall
The cost of managing the municipal waste produced in England is around £1.6 million per year
For some more facts and info see www.recyclenow.org.uk
