Resources saved by Southlanders Recycling
The average Southlander recycles 115 kilograms of rubbish every year. But what difference are we actually making?
Recycling makes sense - it turns rubbish into reuseful products. Saving us money and reducing the amount of waste going to the Southland landfill. The figures at the top of this page show the resources Southlanders have saved since 2005 by recycling. This figures are updated each month to celebrate how well we are doing.
How its worked out
Landfill Space Saved - m3
Landfill space is measured in cubic metres. The more space we save at the landfill, the longer the landfill will last.
- One tonne of paper takes up 2.5m3 of landfill space
- One tonne of cardboard takes up 6.8m3 of landfill space
- One tonne of glass takes up 1.5m3 of landfill space
- One tonne of tin/steel takes up 3m3 of landfill space
- One tonne of aluminium takes up 7.6m3 of landfill space
- One tonne of plastic takes up 22m3 of landfill space.
Trees Saved - Number
Trees are measured in numbers.
Did you know that for every tonne of paper recycled, 17 trees are saved.
Water Saved - Litres
Water is measured in litres.
By recycling one tonne of paper, we save 26,460 litres of water.
Oil Saved - Drums
Oil is measured in 200 litre drums.
- Recycling one tonne of paper saves 15.12 drums of oil
- Recycling one tonne of cardboard saves 1.85 drums of oil
- Recycling one tonne of glass saves 0.2 drum of oil
- Recycling one tonne of tin/steel saves 3 drums of oil
- Recycling one tonne of aluminium saves 66 drums of oil
- Recycling one tonne of plastic saves 27 drums of oil.