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8 million – the number of disposable nappies thrown away every day in the UK. Most end up in landfill and are believed to take hundreds of years to decompose [Source: UK Gov]
17.5 billion – the number of plastic bags given away by supermarkets every year in the UK; the equivalent of 290 bags per person [Source: Wasteonline.org.uk]
35% – the proportion of the 4.7 million tonnes of plastic produced every year in the UK used for packaging [Source: Wasteonline.org.uk]
7% – the proportion of plastic currently recycled in the UK [Source: Wasteonline.org.uk]
