Waste and Recycling Facts by Rubbish Begone Nov. 2013 | Page 3
The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle or jar is enough to
power your computer for 20 minutes.
The power you get from recycling a single plastic bottle is enough to give
power to a 60-watt light bulb for as much as 3 hours!
If you recycle paper, instead of making it anew from raw materials, you
save about 70% of the energy needed.
About 60% (or more) of the waste we throw away in the bin can be composted or recycled back into perfectly usable materials.
If we recycle the annual contents of a rubbish bin, we can power up a telly
for about 5000 hours straight!