Why Recycling is important

Recycling is an excellent way of saving energy and conserving the environment. 

Did you know that:  
  
Aluminium

• 1 recycled tin can would save enough energy to power a television for 3 hours.
• Aluminium cans can be recycled and ready to use in just 6 weeks.

Glass

• 1 recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes.
• Glass is 100% recyclable and can be used again and again
• Glass that is thrown away and ends up in landfills will never decompose.

Plastic

• 1 recycled plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60 watt light bulb for 3 hours.
• Most families throw away about 40kg of plastic per year, which could otherwise be recycled.
• Plastic can take up to 500 years to decompose.

Paper

• 70% less energy is required to recycle paper compared with making it from raw materials.
• Recycled paper produces 73% less air pollution than if it was made from raw materials.
• It takes 24 trees to make 1 ton of newspaper.

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