Total Waste recycled in Cornwall (2006/7) = 92,378 tonnes Current recycling rate in Cornwall (2006/7) = 31% Amount of Waste going to landfill in Cornwall (2006/7) = 300,331 tonnes Percentage of waste currently going to landfill in Cornwall = 69% Kilograms of household waste collected per head of population = 571 kg 96% of Cornwall is now covered by a kerbside recycling service
Waste typically costs companies 4.5% of their turnover Percentage of rubbish in an average household bin that can be recycled = 60% In less than 2 hours the UK produces enough waste to fill the Albert Hall The energy saved by recycling 1 aluminium drinks can is enough to run a television for three hours The UK uses 12.5 million tonnes of paper and cardboard each year
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