Learn how best to sort different types of waste.
What is rubbish to you may be valuable to someone else. Always start by considering whether what you want to throw away can still be used. This saves lots of resources.
Läs merHazardous waste can harm people or the environment if left in the wrong place. It must not be mixed with other waste or flushed down the drain, but must be turned in at a special collection point.
Läs merNewspapers, magazines, catalogues, advertising leaflets and other printed matter – they all can be recycled.
Läs merIn many places, food scraps and other food waste are collected separately. The energy can then be recovered and used for heating and fuel, while the nutrients are used to grow new food.
Läs merBroken furniture, tools without cords or batteries, scrap metal (such as frying pans) or other cumbersome items are called bulky waste.
Läs merOnce the hazard waste and everything that can be recycled have been sorted out, there is often something left – what you put in the bin. But it can also be recycled!
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