7 facts about waste

1. The UK produces more than 434 million tonnes of waste every year.
2. On average, each person in the UK, throws away seven times their body weight (about 500kg) in rubbish every year.
3. It can take up to 50 times more energy to produce a battery than it actually delivers.
4. Recycling just one plastic bottle can save the same amount of energy needed to power a 60 watt lightbulb for 6 hours.
5. 80 million fluorescent lighting tubes go to landfill each year.
6. Each baby gets through about 5000 nappies during the two to two and a half years prior to potty training.
7. Waste oil from nearly 3 million car oil changes in Britain is not collected. If collected properly, this could meet the annual energy needs of 1.5 million people.