Crewe and Nantwich Waste Management

Last year the people of Crewe and Nantwich Borough threw away around 46,316 tonnes of rubbish. A quarter of this is recyled , with the rest going to land fill sites and we are runiing out of sites quickly which means we all need to do a bit more on the recycling front.

The best solution would be to CUT DOWN the amount of rubbish we all throw away every day, and this is the theme of a major new council drive.

Waste all of a sudden has become a problem- Until last year we all took the matter of waste management for granted ,not only in Crewe but also around the uk.

We need to be serious about our waste and do our bit to help the council help save the planet

Amazing Waste Facts
On average, every household in the UK uses, and then throws away one 2 litre plastic bottle every day. That means a staggering 17MILLION a year in the Borough of Crewe & Nantwich! This is a major problem for Landfill Sites as they take about 800 years to rot away.

Also in the UK, we use more than 8 BILLION carrier bags each year, approximately 134 bags for each person in the UK.

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  That means that in Crewe and Nantwich, we use roughly 15 MILLION CARRIER BAGS per year.
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  Every disposable nappy that has ever been thrown away still exists in the Landfill Sites.
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  It takes 3,000 used plastic bottles to make one picnic table.
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  Every year the average dustbin contains enough unrealised energy for 500 baths, 3500 showers or 5000 hours of T.V.
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  Some fleece jackets are made from recycled PET (a type of plastic) bottles.