Plastic Facts

• Recycling one plastic bottle saves enough energy to power a 60 watt light bulb for 6 hours

• In Northern Ireland the average person uses 95 plastic bottles every year

• In Northern Ireland we use 230 million plastic carrier bags each year, most of which end up in landfill

• There are over 12 000 tonnes of plastic bottles in Northern Ireland waste stream annually – when squashed these would fill nearly 200 Ulsterbuses

• It takes 25 two litre plastic bottles to make one fleece jacket

• Once recycled, plastic bottles are made into a range of new products, including garden furniture, fleece clothing, carpets, bedding products and new bottles