Rubbish Facts
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- In 2007 each Cheshire household threw away on average one and a half tonnes of rubbish!
- More than 36 million disposable nappies end up in landfill sites in Cheshire every year
- 50% of the rubbish in your bin could be recycled or reused
- Rubbish collection and disposal costs you about £90 a year – about 9% of your total Council Tax Bill.
- Every tonne of paper recycled saves 17 trees
- Nationally we throw £34 million worth of aluminium into landfill sites
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