Garbage sorting to know
Recyclables
Recyclables mainly include five categories: waste paper, plastic, glass, metal and cloth. These wastes can be recycled through comprehensive treatment, which can reduce pollution and save resources.
Food waste
Food waste includes food waste such as leftovers, bones, roots, leaves, and peels. After on-site composting by biotechnology, 0.6~0.7 tons of organic fertilizer can be produced per ton.
Hazardous waste
Hazardous waste contains heavy metals, toxic substances that are harmful to human health, or wastes that cause actual or potential harm to the environment. Including batteries, fluorescent tubes, light bulbs, mercury thermometers, paint buckets, some household appliances, expired drugs and their containers, expired cosmetics, etc., these garbage are generally recycled separately.
Other garbage
Other garbage includes bricks, tiles, ceramics, muck soil, toilet waste paper, paper towels and other wastes that are difficult to recycle, as well as dust, food bags (boxes) in addition to the above types of garbage. Sanitary landfills can effectively reduce the pollution of groundwater, surface water, soil and air.
Benefits of garbage segregation
Turn waste into treasure
Garbage sorting can improve the utilization rate of waste and turn waste into treasure, such as food, grass and fabrics can be composted to produce organic fertilizer.
Reduce environmental pollution
Garbage sorting can reduce the consumption of land resources and reduce the risk of water, soil and air pollution for garbage disposal.
Increase economic value
Garbage sorting can reduce the amount of garbage disposal and treatment equipment, and reduce the cost of disposal. The proportion of waste recycling has been increased, reducing the need for raw materials.
Source: "Nanning Domestic Waste Classification" WeChat public account
Responsible editor: Yang Minzhuo
Reviewer: He Yunshan
Produced by Gangnam District Rong Media Center
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