In 2009 – 2010 Moreton Bay Regional Council received approximately 660825 tonnes of waste from commercial operators and residents.

Reused: 41% or 268569 tonnes
Recycled: 28% or 185424 tonnes
Landfilled: 31% or 206832 tonnes

The average person uses 345 plastic bags every year
One single plastic bag takes 10-20 years to break down in the environment
A glass bottle takes one million years to bread down while a plastic bottle takes 450 years.
47% of our plastic shopping bags come from supermarkets convenience stores and takeaways.

Next time choose paper insulated fashion or green bags and help save our environment.

For more information on recycling by the Moreton Bay Regional Council visit www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au

Recycling one plastic bottles saves enough energy to power a CFL bulb for 30 hours.

Recycling one tonne of paper or cardboard saves 30000 litres of water.

Recycling one aluminium can saves enough energy to run a television set for 3 hours.

Recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy to power a washing machine for 10 minutes.