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Thursday, September 11, 2008
Recycling
Recycling 1 tonne of paper can save 13 trees, 2.5 barrels of oil, 4,100 kWh of electricity, 4 cubic metres of landfill and31,780L of water
Making 1 can from recycled material (aluminium) uses95% less energy than making it from raw materials
Plastic takes 500 years to decompose
Australians put 35 printer cartridgesinto landfill every minute
9 out of 10 pieces of paper from the average Australian office block go to landfill instead of being recycled
It takes 125 recycled 2L milk bottles to produce a 140L wheelie bin
In Australia, 67% of aluminium cans are recycled
We recycle 35% of all aerosol cans, even though they are 100% recyclable