Facts about Landfill to include in my recycling ad

Every year we fill enough garbage trucks to form a line that would stretch from the earth, halfway to the moon.

Approximately 85% of UK household waste is landfilled.

• Up to 60% of the rubbish that ends up in the dustbin could be recycled.
• Up to 80% of a vehicle can be recycled.
• 9 out of 10 people would recycle more if it were made easier
• Recycled paper produces 73% less air pollution than if it was made from raw materials.
• 275,000 tonnes of plastic are used each year in the UK, that’s about 15 million bottles per day.
• Plastic can take up to 500 years to decompose.
•  glass takes up to 4000 years to decompose in a landfill yet can be recycled indefinitely
•  Nearly 30 percent of trash in landfills is paper; 18 percent is food scraps and 16 percent is plastics.