Pledge - Waste

Use the calculator below to work out how much waste you create in a year. When you've calculated your impact, fill in the pledge form at the bottom of this page and click the pledge button.Make your pledge now!

 

Waste

Much of the waste we produce is collected by local authorities and burned or buried in landfill sites. Burning creates carbon dioxide emissions which contribute to climate change. Landfill is also unsustainable as, on such as small island, we cannot keep creating more landfill sites.

The only solution is to reduce the amount of waste we produce, or do something else with it. When you shop, try to find items with less packaging, and when you produce waste such as leftover food, put it in a compost bin and watch your garden bloom.


 
 

I fill "black" bin bags of rubbish per week, creating Kg CO2 per year

I recycle "black" bin bags per week, creating Kg CO2 per year

Total Kg CO2 per year

By recycling % of my waste I could save Kg CO2 per year

  
     

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Re-use plastic bags

If you throw away four fewer plastic bags every week, you'll save 4,160 bags from ending up in a landfill site for over 20 years.

 

 

Compost your waste

Each person dumps 194kd of organic waster per year. That is the equivalent of 12,900 apple cores. WSCC runs a scheme to buy compost bins at a reduced rate - contact us for more information.

 

Any Ideas!

These are just 2 very simple pledges you might make. But there are plenty other examples. If you have any other pledges you would like to make please let us know:

 

Have a look on the ideas pages for more information.

    

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