Garbage Classification in the UK
by Haoji ZHU December 15, 2021

Recycling waste

Some communities will give citizens garbage cans or clear recycling sacks free of charge, Used for recycling plastic bottles (excluding bottle caps) and spray bottles. (spray bottles for kitchen cleaning or laundry), skin care bottles, beverage bottles, milk bottles, etc. generally, bottle caps, plastic films, preservative films, plastic bags, plastic food trays, plastic toys and yogurt boxes cannot be recycled. In addition, before putting them into recycling barrels or bags, be sure to pour out the liquid in the plastic bottles, and it is best to rinse them. The outer packaging can not be torn, but the bottle caps To remove, in order to save space, squeeze the plastic bottle and put it in.
There are usually two recycling methods for small electrical appliances such as electric kettle, hair dryer, electric toothbrush, iron, alarm clock, electric toys, mobile phone and desk lamp, One kind of street will have a recycling bank with pink. Just put these items through the mouth of the recycling bin; in some places, citizens may be required to put unwanted electrical appliances in plastic bags and then put them next to the trash can, so that they can be taken away together when collecting garbage [1].

Batteries waste

​Electrical batteries and watch batteries can be recycled. Generally, battery bins are available in places where batteries are sold or in some supermarkets. Citizens can go to the official website of recycle now to check the battery recycling points close to them. Waste batteries cannot be thrown into ordinary garbage cans. Waste batteries contain a lot of heavy metals and toxic chemical wastes; Their random discarding will cause serious soil pollution and water pollution.

electronics items

For large items such as washing machines, televisions, refrigerators and furniture, citizens can contact the manufacturers they bought at that time, and they will help citizens recycle them (but there will be a service fee); if they recycle them themselves, they should send them to the local recycling center or call home to pick them up (there will also be a service fee).

Food waste

Some places will send special food waste bags or kitchen caddy, where citizens can throw any raw, cooked and expired food. However, remove the packaging (especially the plastic packaging) before throwing it into the recycling bin. If you are recycling milk boxes and food cans, you need to clean the food inside into the food waste. You'd better flush it with water and put it into the recycling bin. And don't pour any liquid into it. It may leak when collecting the waste and cause trouble to the recycling process.

cloth

Old clothes, bed sheets, quilt covers, pillows, cushions, pillows, curtains and shoes all belong to this category. One of the recycling methods is to put them in the donation box, which is also called clothing bank. Generally, there are large boxes similar to donated clothes in parking lots and accommodation areas; Or find some recycling points close to you
Unused, expired or no longer needed drugs need to be returned to the pharmacy for recycling. Don't flush down the toilet casually. The plastic plate for drugs is useless. Just throw this into the trash can. If it is a paper box for drugs, it can be recycled together with paper items.