Effects of CO2
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Reductions - Waste

Waste

  • Recycling a glass bottle saves 0.5kg of carbon compared to making a brand new one. Recycling a newspaper saves 0.1kg compared to making a new one - just think how many bottles and newspapers you use over the course of a year! [1]


  • The energy used to produce things that we subsiquently throw away, plus the methane given off in the landfill site is equivalent to ~20kg of CO2 per "large rubbish bag" [1]


  • Recycling uses 0.05kg per kg of waste [1]


  • Composting and recycling when possible can reduce the carbon emitted due to disposal of your waste by 40% [4]


  • On average, every tonne of food comes with quarter of a tonne of packaging, which then has to be disposed of somehow - buy food with less packaging. [4]


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