Fun Facts

OK, you may not consider these facts as fun, but they are definitely interesting.

Millions of litres of water a day are used by UK office workers just by flushing toilets! How many times do you think the water wasted could fill the Royal Albert Hall?

Seven times

79% of companies in the East Midlands say they view the environment as a ‘quite important’ issue, in reality just how many are actually taking practical action.

32%

What is the current cost to the region per annum of waste treatment/disposal?

£350-400 million

A 2007 study looking at the business benefits of resource efficiency identified the potential cost savings per annum for the East Midlands as:

£490 million