Recycling has become a big part of every day life for a lot of people in the UK. Here’s a few facts that you may or may not know already.
1) Around 66% of paper is recycled, meaning it’s one of the main materials recycled in the UK.
2) In terms of plastic, we now produce more than twenty times the amount we did compared to 40 years ago.
3) An average household in the UK produces over a tonne of waste yearly. This is the equivalent of a small hatchback car.
4) Up to 80% of the content in our dustbins can actually be recycled/composted.
5) You can make an adult-size fleece jacket, with around 25 recycled 2l coca-cola bottles.