What is selective waste collection in fractions?
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 5:35 am
Paper and cardboard
We can only include clean and dry paper and cardboard waste in this group, such as: magazines, brochures, cardboard boxes containing food, etc. Napkins and cardboard boxes soiled with food remains or grease are not included, as they cannot be recycled. They must always be folded to take up less space and allow for a larger deposit of this waste inside the container.
Remains
This fraction includes waste obtained once we have separated the other fractions and obtained recoverable materials that are not included. These may be materials such as: sanitary textiles, tableware remains, cigarette butts, etc.
The collection of this waste is the responsibility of local authorities, which install selective collection containers in the municipalities. Let's see what this consists of.
It consists of installing colour-coded containers in which waste previously classified in homes will be deposited.
The different fractions that were separated at the addresses will be deposited as follows:
Organic waste is deposited in the organic matter container (normally brown or orange), light packaging is deposited in the yellow container, glass in the green igloo-type container, paper and cardboard in the blue container and the waste fraction must be disposed of in the waste container, which is usually grey or dark green. In many india phone data municipalities there are no separate containers for the organic and waste fractions, which are collected together. From the point of view of waste management, this is an undesirable practice because it prevents the organic fraction from being used for material recovery by transforming it into compost.
This ordinary selective collection is complemented in many municipalities with other specific collections of bulky waste (such as furniture), batteries, textiles and cooking oils.
Now that we know how to properly separate waste at source and in which container to deposit it, it is time to acquire good habits in our homes that encourage the reduction of waste and environmental pollution.
We can only include clean and dry paper and cardboard waste in this group, such as: magazines, brochures, cardboard boxes containing food, etc. Napkins and cardboard boxes soiled with food remains or grease are not included, as they cannot be recycled. They must always be folded to take up less space and allow for a larger deposit of this waste inside the container.
Remains
This fraction includes waste obtained once we have separated the other fractions and obtained recoverable materials that are not included. These may be materials such as: sanitary textiles, tableware remains, cigarette butts, etc.
The collection of this waste is the responsibility of local authorities, which install selective collection containers in the municipalities. Let's see what this consists of.
It consists of installing colour-coded containers in which waste previously classified in homes will be deposited.
The different fractions that were separated at the addresses will be deposited as follows:
Organic waste is deposited in the organic matter container (normally brown or orange), light packaging is deposited in the yellow container, glass in the green igloo-type container, paper and cardboard in the blue container and the waste fraction must be disposed of in the waste container, which is usually grey or dark green. In many india phone data municipalities there are no separate containers for the organic and waste fractions, which are collected together. From the point of view of waste management, this is an undesirable practice because it prevents the organic fraction from being used for material recovery by transforming it into compost.
This ordinary selective collection is complemented in many municipalities with other specific collections of bulky waste (such as furniture), batteries, textiles and cooking oils.
Now that we know how to properly separate waste at source and in which container to deposit it, it is time to acquire good habits in our homes that encourage the reduction of waste and environmental pollution.