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plasticfacts[0] = "All types of plastic are recyclable.";
plasticfacts[1] = "The world's annual consumption of plastic materials has increased from around 5 million tonnes in the 1950s to nearly 100 million tonnes today. (WRAP)";
plasticfacts[2] = "One tonne of plastics is equivalent to 20,000 two litre drinks bottles or 120,000 carrier bags. (LINPAC 2001)";
plasticfacts[3] = "The amount of plastic waste generated annually in the UK is estimated to be nearly 3 million tonnes. (WRAP)";
plasticfacts[4] = "Plastic makes up 11% of average household waste. (WRAP)";
plasticfacts[5] = "All branches of Tesco and Sainsbury's offer a plastic bag recycling service.";
plasticfacts[6] = "1.8 tonnes of oil are saved for every tonne of recycled polythene produced.";
plasticfacts[7] = "Nearly 57% of litter found on beaches in 2003 was plastic.";
plasticfacts[8] = "80% of post consumer plastic waste is sent to landfill. (Environment Agency report-2001)";
plasticfacts[9] = "Only an estimated 15% of UK households are served by kerbside collections that include plastic bottles.";
plasticfacts[10] = "An estimated 24,000 tonnes of plastic bottles were collected in 2003 for recycling, this still only amounts to approximately 5.5% of all plastic bottles sold. (RECOUP)";
plasticfacts[11] = "Every year an estimated 17.5 billion plastic bags are given away by supermarkets in the UK, equivalent to over 290 bags per person.";
plasticfacts[12] = "Incinerating 10,000 tons of waste creates 1 job, landfilling the same amount creates 6 jobs while recycling the same 10,000 tons creates 36 jobs.";
plasticfacts[13] = "Plastic bags and other plastic rubbish thrown into the ocean kill as many as 1,000,000 sea creatures every year.";
plasticfacts[14] = "Plastics can take up to 400 years to break down in a landfill.";
plasticfacts[15] = "If you lined up all the polystyrene foam cups made in just 1 day they would circle the earth.";
plasticfacts[16] = "In 1 hour we produce enough waste in the UK to fill the Albert Hall. (Waste Watch)";
plasticfacts[17] = "In 1 day there would be enough waste to fill Trafalgar Square to the top of Nelson's Column. (Waste Watch)";
plasticfacts[18] = "In 1 year there would be enough waste to fill dustbins stretching from the Earth to the Moon. (Waste Watch)";
plasticfacts[19] = "Recycled materials can return to the marketplace in as little as 30 days.";
plasticfacts[20] = "There are about 1,000 milk jugs and other bottles in a recycled plastic park bench. (RECOUP)";
plasticfacts[21] = "Recycling just one plastic bottle saves enough energy to power a 60W light bulb for six hours. (RECOUP)";

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