How to organize separate collection. Where to place the bins. What materials not to mix.
Doing separate collection is a duty and a right: a duty towards the Planet and our right to a clean place. In other words, making eco-sustainable choices even in daily life benefits us and those around us, whatever living being it is.
For this reason, distinguishing waste is a further step towards environmental protection. But what are the most common mistakes when do we throw the garbage and how to avoid them? And then, how we can do it best, while also preserving the beauty of our home?
Preliminary recommendations
Before starting to think about how to organize your separate collection, we will have to make sure of some rules and rules to follow.
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For example, in the various municipalities, there may be different regulations on the destination of the materials, for this you will have to check them before throwing anything away.
In addition, some municipalities provide door-to-door service, taking the garbage directly from your apartments. ORor you will have to personally dispose of the waste, throwing them in the appropriate bins on the street. In this case, you will have to be careful not to drop anything along the way.
Then, in some cases, is the common same as provides the bags for separate collection and you can avoid buying them.
Another important thing is check the position of the ecological island. It will be very helpful to know to throw away used oil and other waste that we cannot throw inside traditional containers.
To prevent the waste bag from falling into the bin, fasten the edges of the bag to the bin, maybe with a rubber band.
Finally, regardless of how you organize the bins, try to buy the baskets of different color or at least the envelopes. It will be a good way so as not to confuse you, especially in the beginning if you are in a new house.
Where to put the buckets in the kitchen
In the process of properly disposing of the waste, we must devise any solution that can help us not to create confusion. First, therefore, we must buy garbage cans of the right size. This is because they must neither be too bulky nor too small, otherwise we risk breaking the envelopes.
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Usually, the bins are put in the kitchen since it is the busiest room for waste disposal: from excess food to pizza boxes, from parchment paper to broken glasses.
In a spacious kitchen, we can use a special corner for the baskets. In particular, we can buy large baskets that are very capacious. Remember, though, to take out the trash regularly, as in addition to the unpleasant smell, the bags of the damp could break.
Instead, if we want to hide the bins and don’t leave them on display, we can buy smaller sizes and insert them under the sink. In fact, kitchens are often equipped with this space to store baskets, detergents and other such things.
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Otherwise, we can too put the envelopes in the vertical retractable drawers of a kitchen cabinet. Consider, However, that this choice could be inconvenient, especially for those who have to take out the trash on certain days. Indeed, the drawers may turn out to be too small for the large amount of waste to be thrown away. Then, choose a piece of furniture that is large enough.
Where to put the bins on the balcony
If we don’t have enough space in the kitchen, we have to transfer the bins to the balcony or terrace.
First, it will be important do not place them directly in front of the window: when we go out, in fact, they could be an obstacle in the passage, resulting extremely annoying.
You could, for example, place them on the terrace wall adjacent to the window. This way they will not be visible but well hidden when you go out.
In case you choose this option, however, you will have to be careful of bring the bins back to the house when there is rain or strong wind: they could get damaged or the garbage that you have carefully stored could spill over, forcing you to have a surplus of work.
How to do separate collection: plastic
There plastic she is the main suspect when it comes to pollution. However, we must not condemn it so quickly, quite the contrary. Differentiating it means being able to recycle it in the future, giving it a new life. Often, objects made of this material, in fact, can be completely recycled and can find a new use.
Before throwing everything out roughly, however, we must have some attention: we will have to wash it thoroughly, empty any containers plastic e crush the material. Let us take the example of a jar of yogurt: before throwing it in the plastic basket, we throw away the leftovers, rinse it and then crush it. Same goes for bottles of plastic, trays some ice cream, bottles etc.
How to do separate collection: paper
Also in this case, the same rules that we have mentioned for plastic are valid for better or worse: the paper it must be clean, there must be no residue of food, oil or other dirt e you have to fold it. Thus, in effect, it will also take up less space in the trash.
In the paper we will throw waste such as newspapers, notebooks, boxes of cereals. Pay close attention to those products that can deceive you: they are not thrown into the receipt paper, parchment paper, glasses of paper, that they will go into the undifferentiated.
How to make separate collection: glass
Again, you’ll have to clean the glass very well before throwing it away. But, again, beware! Each type of glass is different but in general we can remember that the bottles and jars go into the glass, the rest will go into the undifferentiated.
How to do separate collection: wet
In the wet we can throw away the leftovers of cooked dishes, i coffee grounds, i napkins, handkerchiefs, there wet paper. Even the wet bag it must be ecological and, in particular, it must be made with bioplastic, so not normal plastic. So, check carefully before buying it.
Remember that the wet not only could it make your house very dirty if you don’t throw it out regularly, but can he also ruin the bin in which it is contained, as the discarded food can be spoiled, mold and take root on the basket. For this reason, you might line the basket with old newspapers: in this way it will not be damaged and you will not have to throw it away within a few months.
Common mistakes
Although the separate collection has been done for some time, there are still some materials that can be confusing.
For example, the light bulbs they are often thrown into the glass but it must not be done! Each bulb is different and must be disposed of in a different way: check the Ecolamp website to understand where you should throw yours, or on its packaging.
In this period we often spend a lot of time at home working in smart working, taking notes or coloring with our boys and girls. Unfortunately, pens and markers must be thrown in the unsorted.
Then, always talking about the house, how nice is it to enjoy a pizza on your sofa? THE pizza cornices can go in the wet, but the Municipality will tell you what to do with the dirty cardboard, that could go or in the undifferentiated or in the wet.
And the tetrapack? The great enemy of separate waste collection: we never really understood what it was. We understand, therefore, at least where we have to throw it. Usually, if it is clean and washed, can go in the card, being careful of remove any plastic around it, such as caps or films of various types. If you still have doubts, check your municipality’s website.
Another important question, the masks and gloves? You will have to first put them in a plastic bag, tightly closed. Then, you can throw it all away in the undifferentiated.
Do you want to simplify your life and throw waste like Greta Thunberg rightly commands? Then you can download some applications that there they will help you understand how to do separate collection, how for example Junker. To make it work, you will need to scan the product barcode and it will tell you where to dispose of it. There are many others, for both Android and iOS.
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