Adults take twice blood level in alcohol over season

THE amount of alcohol drunk by each adult over the holiday season is equivalent to more than twice the volume of blood running through them.

The finding that the average adult will consume 16 litres of alcohol over Christmas and the New Year period is based on the number of empty cans and bottles expected to be disposed at Repak recycling centres.

Repak Green Christmas campaign figures show more than 130 million containers, which can be recycled, could be sent to landfill this Christmas. The figures mean each household will consume 12 litres of wine, 21 litres of beer, a litre of spirits and 46 litres of soft drinks.