As environmental awareness continues to rise and with successful waste sorting experiences in some developed countries, along with the government's focus on this issue, the emergence of classified waste bins has been spurred. In October 2003, the country issued the "Urban Residential Waste Sorting Marking System." According to the unified marking system established by the government, household waste is reclassified into four categories: recyclables, kitchen waste, hazardous waste, and other waste.
Recyclable Waste: Primarily includes five categories: waste paper, plastic, glass, metal, and fabric.
Waste Paper: Primarily includes newspapers, magazines, books, various packaging papers, office stationery, advertising papers, and cardboard boxes, etc. However, note that tissues and toilet paper are not recyclable due to their high water solubility.
Plastics: This includes various plastic bags, packaging materials, disposable plastic food containers and utensils, toothbrushes, cups, water bottles, toothpaste tubes, and more.
Glass: Primarily includes various glass bottles, glass fragments, mirrors, light bulbs, etc.
Textiles: Primarily includes discarded clothing, tablecloths, face towels, backpacks, shoes, etc.
Metal products: primarily includes pull-tabs, tin cans, etc.
Kitchen Waste: This includes leftovers, bones, vegetable roots and leaves, fruit peels, and other food waste. Treated locally using biotechnology, 1 ton of this waste can produce 0.3 tons of organic fertilizer.
Waste from Household Activities: This includes garbage from kitchens, living rooms, and even bathrooms.
Hazardous Waste: This includes waste batteries, used fluorescent light tubes, mercury thermometers, expired medications, etc., which require special safe handling.
Other Waste: This category includes difficult-to-recycle waste such as bricks, tiles, ceramics, construction debris, toilet paper, and tissues, which are not mentioned in the previous categories. Sanitary landfilling can effectively reduce pollution to groundwater, surface water, soil, and air.
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