Waste and Recycling Facts by Rubbish Begone Nov. 2013 | Page 4

The average amount if money you spend for packaging is 16% of the
whole price. Guess what – the packaging usually goes to the rubbish
disposal.

It is a well-known fact, that 9 out of 10 people would definitely recycle
more than they do know, if recycling was made easier.

A huge part of a vehicle can be recycled – up to 80%! This is quite a bit of
metal to be reused.

If you have spare aluminium – recycle it. The cans can be made ready to
use in just 6 weeks.

The number of trees needed to create a tonne of newspaper is 24. The
average person in the United Kingdom uses about 38kg of newspapers
during the whole year. That's a lot of trees.