Refill Swindon - Quiz

1. How many single-use plastic water bottles are used in Swindon per day? (based on a population estimate of 235,000)
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   75,200
   Source: Refill

   A simple solution is to carry a reusable water bottle and use the Refill app (phone | web) or look out for Refill stickers to find places to refill.

2. How many plastic bottles were used worldwide per minute by Coca Cola in 2017?
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   200,000.
   Source: Ellen McArthur Foundation

   That's 108 billion single-use plastic bottles per year, weighing 3 million tonnes! Coca Cola has the biggest plastic footprint of of any business in the world. A 1969 study for Coca Cola showed that returnable glass bottles had a lower environmental impact than plastic bottles, yet Coca Cola moved to plastic bottles anyway. Coca Cola have recently lobbied against measures that would reduce plastic pollution. For further info on how Coca Cola operate, check out Mark Thomas' book "Belching Out the Devil - Global Adventures with Coca Cola".

3. What percentage of plastic pollution in the oceans is made up of single-use plastic bottles?
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   33.3%
   Source: House of Commons Environmental Audit Report: 'Plastic Bottles: Turning Back the Plastic Tide'

   We can reduce this pollution by buying drinks in aluminium cans and glass bottles rather than plastic bottles, and by using a reusable water bottle. A Deposit Return Scheme would help greatly reduce plastic production but we are still waiting for the government to put one in place.

4. How many tons of plastic packaging waste did Amazon generate in 2020?
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   271,701
   Source: Oceana

   Tax avoidance, monopolisation, denying workers' rights, mass surveillance... There are many good reasons to boycott Amazon.

5. How many kilometres of plastic tape is used on Earth each year?
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   915 million, "the equivalent distance of travelling from Earth to Mars and back twice".
   Source: Tesa

   There are sustainable alternatives such as FSC certified brown paper tape with natural adhesive and string (made from natural materials).

6. On average, how many items of plastic packaging does a UK household throw away each week?
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   66
   Source: The Big Plastic Count

   See the 'take action' section for how to reduce plastic use.

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