In your area
See what you can recycle in your area
Interesting facts
- Every year an estimated 17.5 billion plastic shopping bags are given out in supermarkets across the UK. A plastic bag can take 500 years to decompose in landfill.
- In the UK today, we only recycle about 3% of our plastic - but recycling just one plastic bottle would save enough energy to light a 100 watt bulb for up to 6 hours.
- The UK produces 434 million tonnes of rubbish every year. At this rate the Royal Albert hall would be filled with rubbish every 2 hours.
- In just six weeks the drinks can that you recycle could have been made into anything from a car to another drinks can.
What can I do?
- Adopt a bin.
- Organise a community event.
- Write an article for your local newspaper or community newsletter.
- Promote recycling at a local event.
