In order to reduce the impact of climate change and the correct use and use of raw materials, recycling is used. It is one of the closest tools that all citizens must use to reduce our environmental impact. In addition, we can better manage existing natural resources and raw materials. However, it can sometimes be difficult to recycle properly. For this there are different types of garbage containers where to deposit all the waste that we generate in our homes.
In this article we are going to tell you about the different types of garbage containers and what each of them is for.
Recycle at home
Recycling is a process that aims to convert waste into new products or materials for the next use. By making full use of this process, we can avoid the waste of potentially useful materials, we can reduce the consumption of new raw materials, and of course the consumption of new energy. In addition, we have reduced air and water pollution (through incineration and landfill, respectively) and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
Recycling is very important because there are many recyclable materials such as electronic components, wood, fabrics and textiles, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, and the most popular materials such as paper and cardboard, glass, and certain plastics.
For the newer and more experienced people, but who still have certain questions, there are usually several campaigns or environmental education programs on waste and recycling (every year) to raise awareness and educate people about environmental impacts. Generation of waste and environmental protection measures to reduce waste.
These campaigns or programs are usually carried out by the Junta de Andalucía, the Federation of Municipalities and Provinces of Andalusia (FAMP), Ecoembes and Ecovidrio. It is very important that people learn to recycle, because many people today do not know how. to recycle everything.
Types of garbage containers
There are different types of garbage containers and we have the main ones that are used to deposit the different waste according to its origin and composition. Let's see what they are:
Yellow container
Each of us uses more than 2500 containers a year, more than half of which are made of plastic. Currently in Andalusia (and I have been talking about Andalusia because I am from here, I have a better knowledge of the data), more than 50% of plastic packaging is recycled, almost 56% of metal and 82% of cardboard are recycled. Not bad! Now look at the plastic cycle and a small illustrative diagram where you can see the first application and use after recycling.
To finish this container, it must be said that the waste that should not be discarded are: paper, cardboard or glass containers, plastic buckets, toys or hangers, CDs and household appliances.
Recommendation: Before throwing the container into the container, clean and flatten the container to reduce its volume.
Blue container
Before, we have seen what is stored in the container, but we have not seen what cannot be put, in this case: Dirty diapers, napkins or paper towels, grease or cardboard or greasy paper, aluminum foil, and cardboard and medicine cabinets.
For every standard-size paper (DIN A4) deposited and retrieved, the energy saved is equivalent to turning on two 20-watt energy saving light bulbs for 1 hour. Therefore, paper and cardboard recycling bins are very important.
By recycling one ton of paper, 12 to 16 medium-sized trees can be saved, 50.000 liters of water and more than 300 kilograms of oil can be saved.
Types of garbage containers: green container
One of the most used types of garbage containers is used to recycle glass. Glass is 100% recyclable and will never lose its original quality. For every bottle recycled, the energy required to turn on the TV for 3 hours is saved. Glass recycling represents approximately 8% (by weight) of the total waste we generate.
It takes 4.000 years for glass bottles buried in landfills to degrade or completely disappear. To facilitate recycling, Remember to put them in a green container without a lid or lid, and they should be placed in a yellow trash can.
If we get out of these containers and use the gray container, we can also reduce and make better use of organic matter, because even organic matter can be composted and can be used as compost.
Types of garbage containers: gray and brown container
The gray containers are called traditional containers, and eventually you throw away all the garbage that you don't know how to store. However, you must dispose of some type of waste because it is just one more recycling container. Among the gray containers, it is the oldest container among all known garbage containers. It is the container that existed before the implementation of the rest of the recycling containers, and they are ordered by color according to destination and type of waste. Today, many people think that the gray container is suitable for everything that is not in the rest of the container. This is obviously not the case.
Pouring any type of waste just because it does not go in the rest of the containers is a complete mistake. There are certain types of garbage that are not dumped in any type of container, not even in the gray. These wastes are normally destined for clean point. There are also other types of waste that have specific containers for them, such as the waste oil and batteries. For them, there is a specific container. The problem with these wastes is that the containers dedicated to them are much less frequent and are more dispersed.
The brown container is a type of container that has appeared new and that many people have doubts about it. We already know that in the yellow container there are containers and plastics, in blue paper and cardboard, in green glass and in the gray the organic garbage. This new container brings many doubts with it, but here we are going to solve them all.
In the brown container we will throw the garbage that is composed of organic material. This translates to most of the food scraps we produce. Fish scales, fruit and vegetable skins, food scraps from dishes, egg shells. These wastes are organic, that is, they degrade on their own over time. This type of waste can become part of up to 40% of everything that is produced in the home.
I hope that with this information you can learn more about the different types of garbage containers that exist and their main characteristics.