Shocking facts
1. 25% of Britain’s
car journeys are less than 2 miles equating to a 30 minute
walk and 12 minute bike ride.
2. 50% of journeys
are less than 5 miles and there are a total of 38 million
empty seats in private cars on the road every day.
3. The UK produces
more than 434 million tonnes of waste every year, a rate
which is enough to fill the Royal Albert Hall in less than 2
hours.
4. A hot water tap
that leaks one drop per second can add up to 165 gallons a
month. That's more than what one person uses in two
weeks.
5. In the UK,
TVs left on standby alone waste £88m worth of energy each
year, and set top boxes add a further £11m worth of
waste.
6. Recycling two
glass bottles saves enough energy to boil water for five cups of
tea.
7. One litre of
oil can pollute one million litres of fresh drinking
water.
8. Glass made in the Middle
East over 3000 years ago can still be found today. The
average family in the UK disposes around 330 glasses and jars a
year.
9. A compact
fluorescent light bulb uses 75 percent less energy than a
regular bulb - and it can last up to four years.
10. Three litres of water are
used to manufacture just one litre of bottled water, not
to mention the oil used to create the plastic bottles and ship the
product.
11. If all cans in the UK were
recycled, we would need 14 million fewer dustbins.
12. Recycled paper produces 73% less
air pollution than if it was made from raw materials.
Facts sourced from Waste Online and Recycling
Guide Online.