Recycling Facts and Figures 

During this blog post, we are going to go away from previous blogs that just look at the benefits of paper shredding to focus on recycling more generally. All paper collected by our team is recycled so today we are going to share with you some fact about recycling. Make sure you come back to read our next blog instalment.

Facts about Recycling

Fact #1: The main aim of recycling is to turn waste into reusable material. By turning old items into new materials we help to reduce useful materials being wasted and also energy.

Fact #2: If we recycled a day’s worth of “New York Times” newspapers it would save at least 75,000 trees from 
being cut down. 
Fact #3: The most common raw materials that we can look to recycle include: Plastic, Metal, Paper, Glass, Electronics, and textiles.

Fact #4: It is believed by recycling all newspapers in the United States of America alone we could save 250 million trees from being destroyed each year.

Fact #5: By recycling, we help to conserve energy, what this means is fewer greenhouse gasses are emitted.

Fact #6: On average, a family in the United Kingdom uses 500 glass jars and glass bottles a year. All of these bottles can be recycled.

Fact #7: It takes up to 500 years for plastic to completely decompose.

Fact #8: An object that is made of glass that is thrown into a landfill will never completely decompose.


Fact #9: It is estimated that if all cans in the United Kingdom were recycled we would need up to 14,000,000 fewer rubbish bins.

Fact #10: Over 70% less energy is needed to recycle paper in comparison to making it from raw materials.

Fact #11: It only takes 7 days to transform old books, magazines, and newspapers into new ones.

Fact #12: On average each family in Britain throws away 6 trees worth of paper in their trash can per annum.

Recycling saves energy because the manufacturer doesn't have to produce something new from raw natural resources. By using recycled materials we save on energy consumption, which keeps production costs down.  Recycling reduces the need for more landfills. No one wants to live next to a landfill.

If we can help with your​ paper recycling needs contact us today on ​0800 292 2130. We have branches in Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Surrey and Essex.