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