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If everyone in the world was as wasteful as we are in the UK we would need 8 worlds to keep going

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

in South Beds

Leighton/Linslade

Dunstable

Sarah with her 'recycling'

Recycle tetra-paks in Leighton Buzzard

Recycling, refuse collection & composting

Recycling facilities

What schools can do

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Food waste creates methane in landfill, and a sludge which picks up toxic chemicals from the other materials in the landfill, which can then leach into the water table.
Also councils will get taxed enormously if they do not reduce the amount of bio-waste going to landfill, which in turn could lead to rises in council tax.

Not happy about fortnightly waste collection?

Worried about smelly, overflowing bins or concerned about attracting vermin?

Would it help if the council arranged a collection for kitchen waste?

You need to e-mail or speak to your ward councillor as soon as possible.

Your councillor has ultimate power over improving waste collection services.

 

Incineration - National FoE

Incineration - BBC website

Environment Agency - What's in Your Backyard? type in your postcode on site

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recycling: facts & figures

 

Annually, the average household produces around a tonne of waste. That means every 5 households throw away the equivalent in weight to one elephant - every year!

 

The UK has one of Europe's lowest glass recycling rates.

Glass can be recycled infinitely

 

25 plastic bottles can be recycled to make a cosy fleece top

 

A vending cup can be made into a pencil or a pen


Steel cans containing anything from baked beans to fruit cocktail, from pet food to soup are used to make new cars and bridges

 

Recycled paper can become new newspapers and magazines,

as well as paper packaging

 

Around 20,000 tonnes of aluminium foil packaging (worth £8 million) is wasted

each year. Only 3,000 tonnes is recycled


Recycling aluminium can bring energy savings of up to 95% and produce 95% less greenhouse gas emissions than when it is produced from raw materials

 

Plastic bags sent to landfill take around 500 years to decay. Many shops offer reusable bags that can be replaced for free when worn, or you could invest in a few sturdy bags or boxes

 

Plastic bags can be recycled into garden furniture, decking and fencing

 

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