ALD Industry

In the UK we dump 434 million tonnes of waste a year.
Each UK citizen produces more than half a tonne of household waste a year.
The Uk dump 75% of waste in landfill sites.
In Europe the percentage of dumping in landfill sites is much less. Sweden 23% Denmark 13% & Switzerland 7%
Northwest England has less than 5 years supply of ground fill sites left.
Bristol sends its rubbish to Bedfordshire on trains each night.
Methane gas caused by ground fill sites is more harmful to the environment than carbon dioxide
The advertising industry, display industry and printers consign thousands of tons of materials to ground fill sites each year
Much of this is supported PVC until now difficult to re-cycle or re-manufacture
Just 66 96 sheet poster sites produce 1 tonne of ground fill waste.
1 96 sheet poster site will generate in a year nearly half a tonne of PVC material.

The Hazards of Ground fill Sites in the UK