We have a big challenge ahead, but if we all work together it will be easy to start recycling more, reducing the amount of waste we produce and helping to improve our environment.

You can see how well some other countries are doing to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill - and which country is leading the Recycling Space Race!

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ACROSS EUROPE

*The percentages below represent household recycling and composting rates.

*Source publication: e-Digest of Environmental Statistics, Published February 2006

There are many Eco-Cadets all over Europe and the World who are working really hard to make us all less wasteful.

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ACROSS THE UK

Check out how our region compares with the rest of England in the percentage we recycle on the map below.

*Regional household recycling and composting rates 2000/01 to 2004/05

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