Disposable nappy waste in Ireland-The Nappy Market

1 Million Nappies are used per day in Ireland

Some facts on waste in Ireland ….

  • In one day we throw away one million nappies
  • In one day we throw away 500,000 disposable coffee cups
  • In one day we throw away food waste to the value of over €3 million
  • In one day we use over 1.5 million aluminium cans
  • In one day 220,000 plastic bottles of water are consumed
  • In one day we wash 700,000 machine loads of clothes
  • In one day we spend €360,000 on house-hold cleaning products
  • In one day we use 519, 000 toilet rolls

Source:  How Ireland Cleans Up, Monday 14th January 2019, on RTÉ One

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