04.06.12 - Recycle more this Bank Holiday Weekend
According to Repak, over 32,000 tonnes in packaging waste is expected to be generated in the next month as Ireland goes alfresco and fires up BBQs in the sun.
To help everyone to recycle more this Bank HOliday Weekend, Repak has developed a helpful list of what can be recycled at http://www.recyclemore.ie/what_to_recycle
Here are a few good reasons to recycle more!
Recycling conserves our valuable natural resources!
Recycling helps to conserve our natural resources such as oil, metal and water.
For example plastic bottles can be recycled into new plastic bottles and polyester fibres for use in fleece jumpers and car
mats. By recycling we reduce the amount of natural resources needed to make products and packaging. Also less mining and
extraction occurs, which is beneficial to the natural habitats of wild animals.
Click here for more information on what materials can be recycled
Recycling saves energy!
Recycling aluminium saves 95% of the energy required to produce aluminium from raw materials.
Recycling just one plastic bottle will save enough energy to power a 60 watt light bulb for 3 hours!
Recycling protects the environment!
Recycling helps to conserve energy, so less greenhouse gases are emitted.
Recycling reduces our dependence on landfill. With less materials going to landfill, less harmful emissions like methane gas are released into the earth's atmosphere.
Since Repak was established in Ireland in 1997, over 4.4 million tonnes of used packaging has been diverted from landfill, that's enough waste to create a trail of trucks from Dublin to New York!
Recycling can save you money!
By putting more recyclable materials into your recycling bin you reduce the amount of times you have to put your general refuse or black bin out for collection. It is usually more expensive to collect the black bin than the recycling bin, so recycling can save you money!
