By recycling paper and card we are protecting natural resources, saving energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and keeping landfill space free for other types of rubbish that can't be recycled.
Here are some interesting facts about recycling paper and card...
Recycling one tonne of paper can save... 17 trees or 7,000 gallons of water.
It takes 24 trees to make 1 tonne of newspaper.
Families of the UK throw away 6.3 millions tonnes of paper every year.
It takes just 7 days to recycle a newspaper into a new one.
All newspapers printed in the UK are made from 100% recycled paper.
Each year, people in the UK use 12.5 million tonnes of paper and cardboard. That is the same weight as 3 million African elephants.
An average family in the UK uses 6 trees worth of paper a year.
Paper recycling does have limits. Every time a piece of paper is recycled, the fibres becomes shorter, weaker and more brittle. In general, paper can be recycled up to seven times before it must be discarded.
If you would like more information on what can and cannot be recycled please check out this website: Recycle Now
