Are You A Recycling Superhero?
There’s no doubt that recycling habits are improving across the UK and the majority of us know what’s what and what goes where. We know where empty plastic bottles and food cans should go and how to prepare them for the recycling bin. Everything in our kitchen that can be recycled usually gets recycled, right? But what about other areas of our houses. Do they get the same treatment?
Take our quiz and find out if you are a recycling super hero. Discover some items that we often forget to recycle and help improve your recycling habits plus learn some interesting household facts.
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1. On average in the UK how many shampoo bottles are thrown away every year?
An average British household uses 216 plastic haircare bottles a YEAR - and one in ten say they 'can't be bothered' to be more eco-friendly. Recycling a single plastic bottle will save enough energy to power a lightbulb for three hours or more.
How long does the average person spend in the shower:
An eight-minute shower uses 62 litres of hot water, compared with an average bath's 80 litres. Women spend 8 mins on average in the shower, while men spend just 7 mins on average.
Approximately how long does a regular toothpaste tube take to decompose?
Toothpaste tubes unfortunately can’t be recycled but the boxes can. Try to buy the pump action tubes which are easier to recycle and can be placed in the recycling if your local authority also collects plastic pots, tubs and trays.
How many toilet rolls does the average person use in a year?
Toilet tubes are most definitely recyclable but If you’re short on floor space, there are some really stylish and pretty bags which you can match with your colour scheme and hang them on a hook or the door handle? Pop your recyclables in there and they’re out of the way. You can also consider buying your loo rolls in paper packaging as opposed to plastic.
Which of the following CAN be recycled?
Each year the UK uses around 600 million aerosols, which is equivalent to about ten cans per person. With approximately 65 per cent of aerosols made from tin-plated steel, and the rest from high-grade aluminium and this represents almost 30,000 tonnes of reclaimable metal that can be recycled each year. If everyone in the UK recycled just one aluminium deodorant aerosol, enough energy would be saved to run a TV in over 151,000 homes for a whole year.
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