Recycling.
There are many ways to recycle in Aylesbury.
The befits greatly out weigh the time taken to recycle your waste items.
Did you know ?
1 recycled tin can would save enough energy to power a television for 3 hours.
1 recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes.
1 recycled plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours.
70% less energy is required to recycle paper compared with making it from raw materials.
Some Interesting Facts
Up to 60% of the rubbish that ends up in the dustbin could be recycled.
The unreleased energy contained in the average dustbin each year could power a television for 5,000 hours.
The largest lake in the Britain could be filled with rubbish from the UK in 8 months.
On average, 16% of the money you spend on a product pays for the packaging, which ultimately ends up as rubbish.
As much as 50% of waste in the average dustbin could be composted.
Up to 80% of a vehicle can be recycled.
9 out of 10 people would recycle more if it were made easier.
We've assembled a list of web site resources below, that we think you'll find useful.
Recycling web sites
| Name of web site | Description of site | More Info |
| Recycling locations in Aylesbury | A list showing the different locations in Aylesbury that you can recycle. | |
| Outline of products to be recycled in Aylesbury | A page from the AVDC web site that lists those products you can recycle in Aylesbury | |
| Recycling guide | An online guide to recycling, well worth a look. | |
| Ecotopia | A web site that sells amongst other things items made from recycle products, like tyres ! | |
| Recycle for Bucks | A web site that outlines recycling initiatives in Buckinghamshire as a whole | |
| Recycle Now ! | Information about recycling | |
| Recycling symbols | Ever wondered what those symbols on different packaging or paper mean ? Click on the web link and choose "symbols" on the web page that follows. | |
| Recycled product guide | A web site that lists products made from recycled materials. |
If you provide recycling services to the people of Aylesbury or in Aylesbury Vale and would like to be on AY online, alter or add to your details published on this site
please contact us.
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