What is a courier box? Can the express box be recycled?

Express delivery is very common in life. Many of us will shop online and receive all kinds of express delivery, most of which are packed in boxes to avoid damage. After the courier is opened, the courier box is usually thrown away. So what kind of garbage is the courier box? Let's take a closer look!

What kind of garbage does the courier box belong to? The courier box is recyclable.

Recyclable refers to the domestic garbage suitable for recycling, such as waste paper, waste plastics, waste glass products, waste metal, waste fabrics, etc. Recyclable materials should be handled gently, clean and dry to avoid pollution; Waste paper should be as flat as possible; Please empty the contents of the three-dimensional package, clean it and put it flat; If there are sharp corners, wrap them up and put them in.

Recyclable garbage can be roughly divided into five categories: waste paper, plastic, glass, metal and cloth. Newspapers, magazines, advertising leaflets and other clean paper are all recyclable rubbish. It should be emphasized that paper towels and toilet paper are not recyclable because they are too water-soluble to be recycled.

What color is the recyclable trash can (blue bucket)

Catalogue of recyclable garbage classification:

Recyclable materials mainly include waste paper, plastic, glass, metal and cloth.

Waste paper: mainly including newspapers, periodicals, books, various wrapping papers, etc. However, it should be noted that paper towels and toilet paper are too water-soluble to be recycled.

Plastics: all kinds of plastic bags, plastic foams, plastic packaging, disposable plastic lunch boxes and tableware, hard plastics, plastic toothbrushes, plastic cups, mineral water bottles, etc.

Glass: mainly includes all kinds of glass bottles, broken glass pieces, mirrors, thermos bottles and so on.

Metal objects: mainly including cans, cans, etc.

Cloth: mainly includes discarded clothes, tablecloths, towels, schoolbags, shoes, etc.

These wastes can be recycled through comprehensive treatment, reducing pollution and saving resources. If every 1 ton of waste paper is recycled, 850 kilograms of paper can be made, 300 kilograms of wood can be saved, and pollution is reduced by 74% compared with the same output; Every 1 ton plastic beverage bottle can recover 0.7 tons of secondary raw materials; Every recovered 1 ton of scrap steel can produce 0.9 tons of steel, which saves 47% of the cost compared with ore smelting, reduces air pollution by 75%, and reduces water pollution and solid waste by 97%.

How to distinguish recyclable and non-recyclable garbage a, plastic 1 and recyclable?

Bottles: PET plastic bottles (mineral water bottles and beverage bottles) and hard plastic bottles (such as laundry detergent bottles, shampoo bottles and internal medicine bottles).

Other containers: plastic boxes (such as ice cream boxes), plastic cups (such as yogurt cups and jelly cups), plastic trays, soft barrels (such as cosmetics, salad dressing soft barrels, toothpaste tubes), etc.

Packaging: plastic bag, fresh-keeping bag (film), packaging bag (such as snack packaging bag and express packaging bag), plastic foam, bubble buffer material, fruit net cover, hot drink cup cover (such as coffee cup), etc.

2. Non-recyclable

Contaminated plastic bags, plastic wrap, disposable plastic tableware, etc. , edible oil bottles whose stains cannot be removed, etc.

Plastic bags with poor transparency and flexibility (colored plastic bags and black garbage bags used in vegetable markets, etc.). ).

Extension:

Black plastic bags are non-recyclable, processed from waste plastics and have no recycling value.

B, paper 1, recyclable

Plain paper: newspapers, copy paper, leaflets, wrapping paper, envelopes, cardboard, etc.

Cartons (boxes): cartons, packing boxes (such as snack boxes and tissue boxes), milk (drinks) Tetra Pak packaging, egg boxes, etc.

2. Non-recyclable

Contaminated paper: toilet paper, napkins, diapers, food packaging paper (boxes) soaked in oil stains, etc.

Paper with complex composition: photos, postcards, carbon paper, receipts, post-it notes, aluminum foil paper (such as chewing gum wrapping paper), cellophane (such as candy paper, partial wrapping paper), etc.

Waterproof paper: such as paper cups, beverage cups (such as milk tea cups and coffee cups), instant noodles cups, etc.

Extension:

Paper cups and beverage cups can't be recycled, because their surfaces are covered with a plastic film (to prevent water seepage), which makes it difficult to separate them from the paper during recycling. Photos, postcards, carbon paper, receipts, post-it notes, etc. Because their components are complex, they can't be recycled, and foreign substances can't be completely removed in the recycling process.

C, metal 1, recyclable

Metal cans (such as cans, milk powder cans), metal boxes (such as cans), etc.

2. Non-recyclable

Waste batteries (disposable dry batteries belong to other garbage; Rechargeable batteries and button cell are hazardous wastes).

D, glass 1, recyclable

Glass bottles (such as seasoning bottles, wine bottles, cosmetic bottles), incandescent bulbs, broken glass, etc.

2. Non-recyclable

Mercury thermometer, energy-saving lamp, fluorescent lamp

Extension:

Sometimes the waste encountered is partially recyclable. For example, the cup body of coffee cup is not recyclable, but the plastic cup cover, straw (simple cleaning) and paper anti-scalding cup cover can be recycled, and they should be opened separately when delivering. Remove the residue from the glass bottle, rinse it with water, dry it and put it in.