• In 2006/07, 58 per cent of municipal waste in England was disposed to landfill, down from 84 per cent in 1996/97. Recycling rates increased from 7 to 31 per cent over the same period. (Figure 11.15) Latest information on household waste
• In England in 2007, 33 per cent of adults strongly or tended to agree that they found it hard to change their habits to be more environmentally friendly. (Figure 11.1)
• The year 2007 saw the wettest May to July period in the 241-year England & Wales rainfall series, with 387.6 mm of rain. (Page 152)
• In 2006, the UK generated over 18,000 GWh of electricity from renewable sources, almost three and a half times more than in 1991. (Table 11.8)
• Between 1971 and 2005 in the UK, domestic energy used for lighting and appliances increased 136 per cent and energy used for cooking fell by 35 per cent. (Figure 11.10)
• UK emissions of carbon monoxide in the air fell by 71 per cent between 1990 and 2005. (Figure 11.11)
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