The glass recycled each year would go round the equator nearly 5 times if placed side to side
Recycling just 1000 bottles saves 120 grams of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere
In 2001 the UK recycled about 630,000 tonnes of glass
This equates to a recycling rate of 33%
The average European rate is over 50%
By December 2006 we need to reach 60% to meet the EU Packaging Directive
Most LAs need to increase their glass recycling threefold to reach UK Government targets
Total number of bottle bank sites in the UK - 22,772
Glass as a percentage of average household dustbin is 8-10%
Current ratio of bottle bank sites per head of population is 1:2640
The European equivalent is 1:1250
400 million tonnes of waste is created in England and Wales every year
of this waste, over 60% is buried in landfill sites
and about 14 million glass bottles and jars end up there EVERY DAY!
This rate of rubbish generation would fill the Albert Hall in London in less than 2 hours.
The glass recycled each year saves enough energy to launch ten space shuttles.
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