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Fast fact #69

#69: In 2008, the UK produced 288 million tonnes of waste. Nearly 15 per cent of it came from households.

Applied science

Bibliography

Source: The Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment
http://www.incpen.org/pages/pv.asp?p=ipen213
Originally published in Big Picture: Careers From Biology
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Education-resources/Teaching-and-education/Big-Picture/All-issues/Careers/index.htm

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