Environment quality UK resources

Random facts

 * 86% of fly-tipping (in England) takes place in predominantly urban authorities where 63%  of people in England live. Source: Defra


 * The (UK) Government's Headline indicator of air pollution shows that since 1997, the number of days of High air pollution in urban areas has roughly halved from 40 days in 1997 to 22 in 2005. Source: Defra, November 3 2006


 * Parts of our cities are now 10 times noisier than a decade ago. Source: Sheffield University, 26 July 2001, see: www.ukna.org.uk