Waste and Recycling

Can you use the given information to work out how much plastic a family recycles?
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Waste - how much do we produce? How much waste is recycled?

This task looks at how much waste we produce in the UK and how much we recycle in various ways.

There are some statements and questions written on these cards, which you can print out and cut up to help you answer the questions.  If you prefer, the statements are also available as large cards.

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Waste and Recycling

 

This problem is based on a problem from the book Teaching Mathematics as if the Planet Matters