Households in Devon throw away approx. 351,000 tonnes of waste every single year – this includes ‘rubbish’, food waste and recycling.
Around 54% of this is recycled, which is great news, until you realise that approx. 163,000 tonnes of rubbish still needs to be disposed of – that’s the equivalent of over 25,000 African Elephants!
Waste in Devon used to be put into landfills – big holes in the ground. Now rubbish put in black bins is burnt in energy from waste plants, recovering energy from the rubbish and providing electricity homes and businesses can use.
Find out more about Landfill Sites and Energy from Waste by clicking on the links below.
You can also find out more about litter – this is rubbish that has been dropped or blown away and does not ended up in the proper waste and recycling systems. Litter can be very harmful to our natural environment.
