Recycling Facts

Clever Cans: 

	• Re-using recycled metals can save as much as 95% of the energy needed to make cans from the raw material
	• Making cans from recycled metal cuts harmful greenhouse gas emissions by up to 97%
	• Cans may be recycled back into new cans and be on the shelf within 60 days
	• Recycling a single can saves enough energy to power a TV for 3 hours

Brilliant Bottles:

	• Recycling 1 tonne of plastic bottles saves 1.5 tonnes of carbon
	• Recycling one plastic bottle saves enough energy to run a 60 watt light bulb for 6 hours
	• Recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy to power a washing machine or computer for 10 minutes
	• Recycling two glass bottles saves enough energy to boil enough water for five cups of tea!