"Recycle now to transform the environment" urges Green Party general election candidate
Worcester parliamentary hopeful appeals to government at start of Recycle Now Week
"The
possibility of producing an adult fleece by recycling 25 two-litre plastic
bottles, among other recycling ‘transformations’, gives the UK the
opportunity to dramatically enhance the environment", Worcester Green
Party's parliamentary candidate Ruth Stafford said today as she encouraged
everyone to make a change in Recycle Now Week (2nd – 9th June).
Miss Stafford, who was selected as Green Party general election candidate for Worcester in January, warned that although there have been many improvements, urgent progress still needs to be made before the UK matches the efforts of other EU member states.
Speaking ahead of the launch of the
‘transformation’-themed Recycle Now Week, she commented; “Each
household in the UK produces over 1 tonne of rubbish every year; that’s over
30 million tonnes each year for the UK as a whole. It is vital to reduce the
amount of waste being sent to landfill or incineration. We need to reduce
consumption and re-use where possible, but recycling plays an
important part.
“Recycle Now Week 2007 will really inspire people to redouble recycling
efforts at home, school and in the office. By recycling just one aluminum can
enough energy will be saved to run a television set for three hours – saving
energy is essential now that our climate is changing rapidly.
“Compared
to the rest of Europe the UK has been slow at implementing European
legislations aimed at helping recycling levels and the environment as a whole.
What we need to see now is Government support for these opportunities that
really could ‘transform’ our future.”
Recycle Now Week 2007: for more information visit http://www.recyclenow.com/news/your_news/recycle_now_week.html