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Did you miss these? 7 recycling facts about Wrexham #3

Last updated: October 18, 2018 11:24 am
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Each day last week, we published a recycling fact across our social media.

In case you missed them, here’s a quick round up…

THESE TWO SIMPLE STEPS COULD TURN YOU INTO A RECYCLING SUPERHERO…

Fact 1: Did you know glass can be recycled over and over again?

Fact 2: You can recycle your old/broken irons by taking them along to any of our Recycling Centres.

Fact 3: Most people are recycling plastic bottles, but did you know that you can recycle shampoo and bleach bottles from your bathroom?

Recycling fact: Most people are recycling plastic bottles, but did you know that you can recycle shampoo and bleach bottles from your bathroom? #wrexham #recycling pic.twitter.com/FKHcEETrTK

— Wrexham Council (@wrexhamcbc) October 10, 2018

Fact 4: 25 two litre pop bottles can be recycled into an adult-size fleece jacket.

Fact 5: Tin cans, car tyres, trainers, foam coffee cups and leather can take over 50 years to decompose.

Fact 6: More and more of us in Wrexham are recycling plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays. In fact, last year people in Wrexham recycled the equivalent weight of 150 of our recycling collection vehicles.

Fact 7: 650 tonnes of carpets were recycled last year in Wrexham.

How to become a recycling superhero…in two simple steps.

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