1, red trash can
Red stands for hazardous waste. Substances that are harmful to zhi include waste batteries, fluorescent tubes, paints, expired drugs, products, cosmetics, etc. , non-recyclable, has a certain pollution hazard.
2. Green trash can
Green stands for kitchen garbage. Kitchen waste can be used as fertilizer for plant nutrients, which can be decomposed and absorbed by natural microorganisms and plants after being buried in soil, thus playing a role in recycling waste.
3. Blue trash can
Blue represents recyclable garbage, including valuable substances such as plastic, paper and metal, which will be incorporated into the waste recovery system for resource recovery.
4. Gray trash can
In addition to harmful substances and recyclable substances, garbage, bricks, ceramics, muck and other wastes that are difficult to recycle are generally burned and buried.
Common misunderstandings of garbage classification
1. Toilet paper is paper, and it can also be recycled: toilet paper and toilet paper are soluble in water, which is not considered as recyclable "paper", and there are similar ceramic products and cigarette cases.
2. Peanut shell belongs to other garbage: the logo of "fruit shell and melon skin" is peanut shell, which belongs to kitchen garbage. Waste cooking oil left at home is also classified as "kitchen garbage" at present.
3. Big bones belong to kitchen waste: in fact, big bones are listed as "other waste" because they are "difficult to corrode". Similarly, there are corn kernels, nut shells and kernels. But chicken bones are kitchen garbage.
4. Bag the kitchen waste and throw it into the trash can: Ordinary plastic bags, even though degradable, are far more difficult to corrode than kitchen waste. In addition, plastic bags themselves are recyclable garbage. The correct way is to dump kitchen garbage into the trash can and throw plastic bags into the "recyclable garbage" bucket.