Waste Recycling Great Britain

Waddington Waste can advise you on all your waste recycling.

Great Britain - the household and commercial sectors currently have
relatively low recycling rates. This is in comparison to some other wastes, such as construction and demolition waste and sewage sludge. The Government is hoping to increase the amount of household waste that we recycle to 33% by 2015.

Waste Recycling Great Britain - The paper industry generates vast quantities of waste in the form of paper off-cuttings and damaged paper rolls. This paper can be put back into the pulping process and recycled. Paper recycling in the UK became popular during the 1990s. Nearly a million tonnes of paper from household waste is now recycled each year. Although paper makes up over one third of all household waste recycled, this is still no more than about 10% of the total paper consumed.

Waste Recycling Great Britain - Facts

Companies in Great Britain spend approximately 5 thousand million pounds a year on packaging

It is believed that paper forms more than one third of the bulk in city rubbish collections, with glass, metals and plastics each contributing 7-8%

Approximately 9% of food waste is biodegradable

Recycling aluminium cans saves a huge amount of energy as the raw material to produce them is very energy intensive

Approximately 20% of garden waste is recyclable

Most families throw away about 40 Kg of plastic every single year

People in Europe use over 50 million tonnes of paper every single year

If you would like to receive further information on waste recycling or talk to someone about the possibilities please feel free to contact us.

Waddington Waste are also specialists in wet and dry waste management systems, animal by-products, food industry waste and full waste management.

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