Rubbish- not a waste of time

Information from the Young Peoples Trust for the Environment- 2004

The amount of rubbish we are throwing away every year is staggering,

and we are still making the numbers rise. Only the UK are using 2
million tonnes of plastics every year, and thats only 10% of the total
households rubbish.
According to YPTE 2004 are the regular household in the Britain today producing
about a ton of waste every year and we are producing it more than ever. The
rubbish waste has escalate the last 40 years and each person generates 10 time
more household rubbish than their own weight. In an averaged household with
four members are they throwing away about two sacks of waste every week that
contains; 30% Paper and card, 30% kitchen waste, 10% glass, 10% metal and 8%
plastic. Most of it can be recycled, but we dont.
The most dangerous waste is the plastic and every year each person is throwing
away 45kg and that ends up with more than 2 million tonnes of plastic in the UK
every year, and thats only 10% of all the household rubbish they produce every
year. Food are often packed in many layers to look more attractive and make
more people by the item. A Womens Environmental Network group bought
normal groceries for a family in two weeks, they count that it was 543 packaging
and some items was wrapped up to 5 layers.
The UK burns 10% of all the domestic waste but this method is not very good for
the people or the environment. Some plastics, practiced and wood are producing
dioxins when they are burned, and that are extremely poisonous.
The UK is throwing away 2 million tonnes of plastic every year, and it need to
stop.