| These make quite alarming reading - if we want | | | | and jars and 45kg of plastic.o 55 million 2-litre |
| to have any kind of planet to pass on to our | | | | plastic bottles are thrown away in Bristol each |
| children and grandchildren, perhaps we need to be | | | | year.o The UK uses about 12 billion cans each |
| a little more aware of our actions. | | | | year - that's enough to stretch to the moon and |
| No one has to save the planet single-handedly but | | | | back!o On average each person in England and |
| if we each took a few small steps, we can | | | | Wales produces nearly 500kg of household waste |
| achieve great things together.o We get through | | | | a year.o In Bristol last year, 10 thousand tonnes |
| nearly 3 billion disposable nappies each year in the | | | | of paper were collected and recycled.o 7 million |
| UK alone and around 90% of these end up on | | | | trees are cut down every year just to make |
| landfill sites. Disposable nappies take 500 years to | | | | disposable nappies.o The average British family |
| decompose.o The disposal of nappies costs Bristol | | | | throws away 6 trees worth of paper in their |
| City Council around £500,000 per year.o | | | | household bin a year.o Every tonne of paper |
| Over 20,000 tonnes of batteries are sent to | | | | recycled saves 17 trees.o 25% of household |
| landfill site in the UK each year. It takes 50 times | | | | waste is packaging and we throw £36 |
| more energy to make a battery than it gives | | | | million worth of aluminium into landfill sites.o Last |
| during its life.o Each day, we produce enough | | | | year in Bristol, nearly 4.5 thousand tonnes of glass |
| rubbish to fill Trafalgar Square to the height of | | | | bottles and jars were collected and recycled.o |
| Nelson's Column.o Each year, one person gets | | | | Five out of six glass bottles are thrown away. |
| through 90 drink cans, 70 food cans, 107 bottles | | | | |