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- In the UK we use over 150 million trees
worth of paper or the equivalent of a forest bigger than Wales each
year.
- Over six billion glass containers are
used each year. Only 29 per cent of these are currently recycled.
At least 1.5 million tonnes per year go to landfill sites, even
though glass does not rot away in the ground.
- Only about one-third of rubbish in the
average dustbin is really rubbish.
ON THESE PAGES YOU WILL FIND SOME PROJECTS YOU CAN DO TO
HELP YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY FIND OUT MORE ABOUT NATURAL
RESOURCES AND RECYCLING AND LIVE IN A MORE SUSTAINABLE
WAY.
Here are six projects YOU can do - you don't have to do them
all!
TRY ONE or TWO that you are interested in - every little bit
you do WILL HELP.
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