1 million plastic bags are used every minute worldwide

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1 million plastic bags are used every minute
worldwide
1 million plastic bags are used
every minute worldwide
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In 2007

• 13 of waste in Cyprus was recycled

• compared to Germany which recycles 46

• and Belgium 39

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Recycling one aluminium can saves enough energy
to run a TV for 3 hours
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Globally, an estimated one million birds and
100,000 marine mammals and sea turtles die every
year from entanglement in, or ingestion, of
plastics
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It takes just 25 two litre plastic drink bottles
to make one adult size fleece
X 25
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The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle
can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours. It
also causes 20 less air pollution and 50 less
water pollution than when a new bottle is made
from raw materials.
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Rainforests are being cut down at the rate of 100
acres per minute!
Rainforests are being cut down at the rate
of 100 acres per minute!
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Plastic bags do not biodegrade but photodegrade,
breaking down into tiny toxic bits that
contaminate the soil and waterways where they
enter the food chain, poisoning animals and
ultimately us
poison
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Bags made from..
plastic packaging
..juice cartons
cement bags
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An aluminium can that is thrown away will still
be a can 500 years from now!
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What can you make from an old shopping trolley?
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Each ton of recycled paper can save-

• 17 trees
• 380 gallons of oil
• 3 cubic yards of landfill space
• 4000 kilowatts of energy
• 7000 gallons of water

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Cyprus is one of only 3 countries in the EU to
not compost any of its waste Bulgaria and Romania
are the other two) In contrast, 38 of Austrias
waste is composted, and 33 of Italys
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Bicycle Waste Products
Bicycle clips made from old inner tubes
Bike chain bottle opener
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70 less energy is required to recycle paper
compared with making it from raw materials
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Every year approximately 400,000 tons of waste is
produced in Cyprus
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Cyprus is the third largest producer of waste in
the EU

• on average, each person generates over 750KG of
  waste per year
• compared with the Czech Republic which produces
  less than half this amount per person 294KG
• or Greece - 448KG