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REDUCE - REUSE - REPAIR - RECYCLE
One person's waste
is another's resource
DID YOU KNOW?
Waste
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Britons throw away an average of seven times their own body weight in rubbish every year |
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We produce 430 million tonnes of waste a year |
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Every hour we produce enough waste to fill the Albert Hall |
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Approximately 75% of municipal waste is set to landfill and 9% incinerated |
Recycling
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Overall the UK recycles only 18% of its waste, third from bottom in Europe |
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Up to 80 % of household waste can be recycled or composted |
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The Netherlands and Germany recycle over 50%. |
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In the UK Liverpool has the worst recycling rate at 4%, Nottingham City is marginally better at nearly 9% |
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Litchfield has the highest recycling rate at 47% |
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The Government wants the UK to recycle over 30% within the next 5 years, although they admit at least 60% is achievable |
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Recycling 1 aluminium drink can save enough energy to run a TV for three hours |
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If the UK recycled all aluminium cans, 14m fewer dustbins would be filled every year |
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The average British family throws away six trees' worth of paper every year |
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Manufacturing paper from recycled material not only save forests, but uses a
third of the energy requirements than manufacturing it from wood pulp |
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For every tonne of paper recycled saves 17 trees and 7000 gallons of water |
Nottingham
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The majority of Nottingham City’s waste is incinerated (60%), the rested is land filled with a small amount (8.8%) not recycled |
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The proposed expansion of Nottingham’s incinerator
will lead to industrial waste being imported from the surrounding areas, as
far as Staffordshire and Yorkshire. |
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The City Council is losing £1 million per year of OUR money as a result of its heating contract with the incinerator |
Recycling
| Overall the UK recycles only 18% of its waste, one of the lowest in Europe |
| Up to 80 % of household waste can be recycled or composted |
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Netherlands and Germany recycle over 50% |
| In the UK Liverpool has the worst recycling rate at 4%, Nottingham City is marginally better at 8.8% |
| Litchfield has the highest recycling rate at 47% |
| The Government aims to recycle over 30% within the next 5 years, although they admit at least 60% is achievable |
| In the UK 80% of recyclable material is not recycled, it is incinerated or sent to landfill |
| Recycling 1 aluminium drink can save enough energy to run a TV for three hours |
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If the UK recycled all
aluminium cans, 14m fewer dustbins would be filled every year |
| The average British family throws away six trees' worth of paper every year |
| Manufacturing paper from recycled material not only save forests, but uses a third of the energy requirements than manufacturing it from wood pulp |
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For every tonne of paper recycled saves 17 trees
and 7000 gallons of water |
Landfill
Although landfill is far less polluting than incineration, it can be can be harmful to our health and the environment as the waste decomposes, polluting water courses and atmospheric pollution. Landfill is also becoming scares and it a waste of a useful product.
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How Long does it take for our Waste to Bio- Degrade?
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| Plastic Bottles | 100 Years |
| Disposable Nappies | 50 -100 Years |
| Tin Cans | 50 Years |
| Aluminium Cans | 200 Years |
| Plastic Bags | 100 Years |
| Co-Op Plastic Bags | 18 Months |
| Cigarette Ends | 18 Months |
| Newspaper | 6 Weeks |
| Cardboard | 2 Months |
| Plastic Beverage Holders | 400 Years |
| Plywood | 1-3 Years |
Recycling Websites
www.communitywaste.org.uk Community Waste Information Centre
Click Here
- Find You’re Nearest
Recycling Centre Nationally
Click Here
- Find Your Nearest
Recycling Centre in Rushcliffe
Click Here - GETTING TO ZERO WASTE – GREENPEACE DOCUMENT
Click Here - Recycling Company Directory
Click Here - The Recycling Consortium
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How green is your business http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/working_lunch/3604655.stm |
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A 'Shopper's Guide to Green Labels' at -
www.pitching-green.gov.uk/shoppersGuide.htm This is a leaflet that explains the meaning of the green labels and logos commonly found on products, published in April by the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) |
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Helping small businesses understand their environmental obligations - www.netregs.gov.uk |
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Find your local Oil Bank online - www.oilbankline.org.uk |
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Reduce, Reuse And Recycle - www.wastewatch.org.uk |
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Facts On Waste Issues www.wasteonline.org.uk |
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Information On Recycling In The UK - www.recycle-more.co.uk |
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Recycled Products Guide - www.recycledproducts.org.uk |
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Practical Advice on Composting - www.ecosci.co.uk |
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Stop Junk Mail - http://www.mps-online.org.uk |
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Recycled Stationery - www.remarkable.co.uk |
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Unwanted Spectacles - http://www.vao.org.uk |
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Unwanted Mobile Phones - www.fonebak.com |
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Plastics Recycling - www.recoup.org |
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British Plastics Federation - www.bpf.co.uk |
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UK Waste And Resource Management - www.iwm.co.uk |
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Outlet selling interesting environmentally friendly products www.ecotopia.co.uk |
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Action in the Environment, a teachers Environmental Education Guide - www.enviroaction.co.uk |
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Advice on how you can recycle at home, in schools and how to recycle different materials www.recycling-guide.org.uk |
http://www.recycling.co.uk/
http://www.recyclingglobe.com/
Day to day habits such as not leaving the television on
standby or not leaving lights on in a room you are not using, cuts the amount
of electricity you use, which in turn cuts your household bills and also helps
reduce the threat of global warming. It is really as simple as remembering to
make some small but invaluable changes to the way we live. To help people make
changes such as these, the charity Global Action Plan have created a programme
called EcoTeams.
An EcoTeam is a group of between 6-8 households who meet
once a month for four months. Together
the team discusses ways to reduce electricity, gas and water consumption as
well decrease the amount of rubbish that they throw away.
The initiative only takes a couple of hours each month and
it’s a great way to meet and get together with like-minded people. It includes
a monthly meeting, looking at different topics, and time for measuring (for
example, how much electricity is used each month). Anyone can form an EcoTeam: friends,
neighbours, colleagues, acquaintances, or through a local interest or Church
group.
It works!
To date, over 300 households have taken part in Nottinghamshire. Households
participating in the EcoTeams programme have on average reduced their Gas by
15%, Electricity by 9%, Water by 21% and Rubbish 28%. This means lower bills!
There has
already been an EcoTeam in Sneinton and we are looking for more people to take
part in this area as well as other parts of the city. It is free and support is
on hand throughout the programme. We are also looking for people living in the
city, and the borough’s of Rushcliffe and Broxtowe to join an EcoTeam.
Join today and start saving. Contact Julie or Cindi on 0115 917 8080 or 07905 534580 or email:
julie.pescod@globalactionplan.org.uk
cindi.miln@globalactionplan.org.uk
The EcoTeams Project is funded by and works in partnership with
the Big Lottery Fund's Community Recycling and Economic Development (CRED)
Programme, Broxtowe Borough Council, Rushcliffe Borough Council,
Nottinghamshire County Council, Nottingham Green Partnership and the Broxtowe
Partnership Trust.
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