Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Mon 19th Jan 09 — Chris

Protestors dressed in recyclable rubbish with a mound of recyclable waste

Say no to Plastic Bags!

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Throwing things away is a waste of the resources and energy that have been used to make the product.

If we reduce, reuse and recycle instead of throwing things away, fewer new materials need to be quarried, mined or grown to make new things.

Garden waste can be composted reducing your waste by up to 40 percent.

Don't throw away what you don't need, give it to someone who can use it at Cardiff Freecycle.

Waste facts

  • Between April 2009 and June 2009 Cardiff produced 190,400 tonnes of waste.
  • Between April 2009 and June 2009 Cardiff recycled just 20 percent of its waste - joint 3rd from bottom in Wales.
  • Between April 2009 and June 2009 Cardiff composted 21 percent of its waste - the 8th highest council in Wales.
  • Between April 2009 and June 2009 Cardiff was joint 12th for combined recycling and composting in Wales.
  • A dump of 10 million used tyres near Knighton in Powys burned for over ten years.
  • Wales uses 390 million plastic bags every year.

Incineration creates 1 job per 10,000 tonnes of waste.

Landfill creates 6 jobs per 10,000 tonnes of waste.

Recycling creates 36 jobs per 10,000 tonnes of waste