Did you know?

• Plastic makes up 12% of what is in household bins


• Plastic is made from oil a fossil fuel which has limited supply


• Recycling plastic saves 60% of the energy required to produce plastic from raw materials


• Every plastic bag we throw away stays buried in the ground for up to 500 years before it finally breaks down


• 27 recycled soft drink bottles can be recycled into one fleece jacket


• 150 recycled plastic bottles can be made into one mat


• It takes 5 PET bottles to make 1 square foot of polyester carpet, an extra large t-shirt or filling for a ski jack


• Manufacturers who once packaged their goods in glass have changed to plastics packaging for a variety of reasons:
• Lower Cost
• Improved storage - clear glass allows goods such as milk to be adversely affected by sun light, loosing vitamin value.
• Safety - plastic packaging is less hazardous if dropped.

Source : recyclemore.ie