Rubbish Facts

We were astonished to learn these facts:

Nappies take over 75 years to break down in a landfill.

We throw away 22 million plastic bags each week in NZ.

There are 7 different types of plastic but we normally only recycle types 1,2 & 5.

189,000 tonnes of plastic is dumped into landfills each year in NZ.

Plastic bags (type 4) take up to 20 years to break down in a landfill.

A tin can takes 100 years to break down.

An aluminium can take almost 500 years to break down.

Styrofoam (like the meat trays & coffee cups) NEVER breaks down.

..and our favourite fact...

Recycling a tonne of paper saves 13 trees!!