In 2004 Britain produced 434 million tons of waste; enough to fill the Albert Hall 4384 times over the course of the year.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 6:49 amGlyn Jones
What is the Tonnage required to fill the Albert Hall.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:03 pmChrisJB
Not too sure but you should be able to make an approximation using these figures:
The hall… …is oval in shape, measuring 83 m (272 feet) by 72 m (238 ft) around the outside…
…The great glass and wrought-iron dome roofing the hall is 41 m (135 ft) high.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Albert_Hall
If you can remember your equations on calculating the volume of a dome you should be able to get an approximate figure on tonnage IF you know the density (???) of the average household waste and/or the density used to fill the Albert Hall in this hypothetical.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:14 pmChrisJB
But I suppose it depends if they removed the furniture first.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:15 pm