RECYCLING FACTS

DID YOU KNOW THAT :


A)1 recycled tin can would save enough energy to power a television for 3 hours
B)1 recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes.
C)1 recycled plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60 watt light bulb for 3 hours
D) 70% less energy is required to recycle paper compared with making it from raw material


SOME INTERESTING FACTS :
A) Up to 60% rubbish thats end up in dustbin could be recycled
B) The unreleased energy contained in the average dustbin each year could  power a television for 5,000 hours
C) The largest lake in Britain could be filled with rubbish from UK in 8 months.I wonder how much rubbish that Malaysia produces :-P
D) On average 16% of money you spend on a product pays for the packaging which ultimately end up as RUBBISH !
E) As mush as 50% of waste in the average dustbin could be composted
F) Up to 80% of a vehicle can be recycled
G) 9 out of 10 people would recycle more if it were made easier


ALUMINIUM
A) 24 million tonnes of aluminium is produced annually,51,000 tonnes of which end up as packaging in Uk.I wonder what the range in Malaysia ?
B) If all cans in UK were recycled, we would need 14 million fewer dustbins.
C) Euro 36 million worth of aluminium is thrown away each year.
D) Aluminium cans can be recycled and ready to be used in 6 weeks.


GLASS
A) Each UK family uses an average of 500 glass bottles and jars annually.Waht about we in Malaysia ?
B) The largest glass furnace produces over 1 million glass bottles and jars perday !
C) Glass is 100% recyclable and can be used again and again
D) Glass that is thrown away and ends up in landfills will never decompose


PAPER
A) Recycled paper produces 73% less air polution that if it was made from raw material
B) 12.5 million tonnes of paper & cardboard are used annually in UK..Malaysia will be definitely more !!
C) It take 24 trees to make 1 ton of newspaper


PLASTIC
A) 275,000 tonnes of plastic are used each year in UK,thats about 15 million bottles perday
B) Most families throw away about 40kg of plastic per year,which could otherwise be recycled
C) Plastic can take up 500 years to decompose
D) Plastic can be recycled to make almost anything


source from www.Gogreen4school.com


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