Britain, the Dustbin of Europe
As the county of Kent is the Garden of England, so the UK is the Dustbin of Europe. The Landfill Dustbin of Europe to be precise.
Figures out last month from the Local Government Authority show that Britain really is the dustbin of Europe, dumping more rubbish into landfill than any other European country.
The stats are for the last year of data, 2005, but it shows the following countries and the tonnage (in millions) of waste that goes into landfills each year.
- UK 22.6m
- Italy 17.6m
- Spain 14.2m
- France 12m
- Poland 8.6m
You could argue that these countries have smaller populations than the UK hence their figures are lower. Well, that may be the case, but if Spain, with a population of 45 million people is 25% smaller than the UK then why are Spain’s figures nearly half of the UK’s?
Come on Britain, recycle more. That includes the manufacturers who take no responsibility for their products once they’ve shipped… where’s the after sales care, the taking back of old goods to be recycled?
on December 12th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
what’s the name/URL of the report you cite here?