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In 2020, food waste in the EU amounted to an average of 127kg per inhabitant, 70kg of this being household waste.

If used for 12 hours a day, the average LED light bulb will last more than 11 years.

About 36% of all plastic produced is used in packaging. Approximately 85% of this packaging ends up in landfill or as unregulated waste.

If all the jeans owned by UK adults were bought brand new, then the production of those jeans would emit more CO2 than a coal-fired power station running for 18 months.

Around 6% of the food sold in the United States was certified organic in 2020.

The UK has the highest global recycling rate for cardboard, diverting about 2 million tonnes of waste away from landfill annually.

Glass is 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without loss in quality or purity.

A 2021 review lists the top three countries with largest reforestation gains as China, Australia and India.