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Filthy Fact

In just over a week, we produce enough rubbish to fill Wembley stadium. Over half of that waste can be recycled. (Source: DETR)

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History of Recycling

Recycling is nothing new, it is just that as there are more and more people on the planet these days, making more and more waste we need to recycle more. Let's take a trip back in time and see how it all started.

  • 1901 - Present Day 1901 - Present DayIn the 1930's, people started to make plastics from chemicals produced from petroleum...
  • 1 - 1900 1 - 1900The first recorded dustmen are the Romans. Teams of two walk down the street...
  • 4000+ years ago 4000+ years agoDinosaurs become extinct, forests get lost underwater and sea creatures die and sink to the bottom. Their decaying...

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