Recycling has become increasingly important in the fight against pollution and environmental degradation.
Often, we are not aware of the items that can be recycled and end up discarding them inappropriately, contributing to the accumulation of garbage in landfills.
In this article, we’ll provide a list of common items found in our everyday trash and provide guidance on how they can be recycled.
With this information, you will be able to enhance recycling in your home, reducing the amount of garbage that goes to landfills.
It is important to emphasize that recycling is not restricted to paper, plastic and glass. There are several other materials that can be recycled and that are often discarded erroneously.
By knowing these materials and the correct way to dispose of them, we will be actively contributing to the preservation of the environment.
From now on, you will be able to have a greater knowledge about which items of your garbage can be recycled.
With a simple gesture, such as correctly separating recyclable from non-recyclable waste, you will be doing your part to make the world a better and more sustainable place.
There are several different items that can be recycled after use. Here is a complete list with detailed information on what can be recycled and how:
1. Paper: Used office paper, newspaper and magazine papers, wrapping paper, cardboard boxes, paper food packaging.
2. Cardboard: Cardboard boxes of different sizes, such as packing boxes and delivery boxes.
3. Glass: Glass bottles of different colors, such as wine bottles, juice bottles, food glass jars, canning glasses.
4. Plastic: Plastic bottles, plastic containers, plastic bags, plastic food packaging, plastic toys.
5. Metals: Aluminum cans such as soda cans and canned goods, steel cans such as food cans, empty aerosol cans, clean aluminum foil.
6. Electronics: Cell phones, laptops, TVs, computer monitors, electrical cables, batteries, cameras, video games.
7. Fabrics: Used clothing, tablecloths, scarves, curtain or upholstery fabrics.
8. Batteries: Car batteries, cell phone batteries, batteries, rechargeable batteries.
9. Cooking oil: Used cooking oil can be collected and recycled to make biodiesel.
10. Lamps: Fluorescent lamps, LED lamps, incandescent lamps (some of them can be recycled due to their mercury content).
11. Tetra pak packaging: Packages for milk, juices and other food products that come in long-life boxes.
12. Tires: Used tires can be recycled and transformed into new objects, such as rubberized floors, shoe soles, among others.
It is important to remember that before recycling any item, it is essential to follow your city or region’s recycling instructions.
Some places may have specific restrictions or guidelines on how to recycle certain materials.
In addition, you need to properly prepare items for recycling, such as removing plastic caps from bottles or cleaning packaging before disposal.
This helps ensure that materials can actually be recycled efficiently.
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Recycling: a weapon against pollution and environmental degradation
Often, we are not aware of which items can be recycled and end up discarding them inappropriately, contributing to the growth of garbage in landfills.
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