What is the new fashion in garbage classification?

It is divided into four major categories: recyclables, kitchen waste, other garbage, and hazardous waste.

1. Kitchen waste

Kitchen waste refers to food residues and waste produced by catering units, enterprises, institutions, schools, canteens, etc., commonly known as swill, swill or swill .

2. Recyclable garbage

Generally refers to recyclables. Recyclables refer to domestic waste suitable for recycling and resource utilization. The main types of recyclables include: waste paper, waste plastic bottles, scrap metal, waste packaging, waste textiles, waste electrical and electronic products, waste glass, waste paper-plastic-aluminum composite packaging, etc.

3. Other garbage

Refers to garbage that is relatively harmless and has no value for reuse, such as construction waste, domestic waste, etc., which are generally landfilled, incinerated, sanitary decomposed, etc. Some methods can also be solved using biological decomposition methods, such as releasing earthworms. Other garbage is a type of garbage left over from recyclables, kitchen waste, and hazardous waste.

4. Hazardous waste

Refers to domestic waste that causes direct or potential harm to human health or the natural environment. Common hazardous waste includes waste lamp tubes, waste paint, pesticides, waste cosmetics, expired medicines, waste batteries, waste light bulbs, waste mercury thermometers, etc. Hazardous waste must be safely disposed of in special and correct ways.

The significance of garbage classification:

By classifying and collecting, useful materials, such as paper, plastics, rubber, glass, bottles, metals and used household appliances, are removed from the garbage. Separate, recycle and reuse, turning waste into treasure. It not only improves the utilization level of waste resources, but also reduces the amount of waste disposal. It is an important way and means to achieve waste reduction and resource utilization.

Garbage classification is an inevitable choice to achieve volume reduction, quality improvement, and efficiency increase. It is an important measure to improve the living environment, promote refined urban management, and ensure sustainable development. Whether garbage can be classified directly reflects the ecological literacy and civilization of a person or even a city.

In this sense, garbage classification is the most fashionable today and plays a key role in improving ecological civilization and social civilization. Many places have provided useful explorations around garbage classification. Yangzhou, Jiangsu has launched an "Internet + garbage classification" data platform, and citizens can use garbage classification points to exchange for daily necessities; Dongguan, Guangdong has converted recycled kitchen waste into organic fertilizer to provide residents with Free distribution; Shanghai Minhang volunteers take turns on duty to guide garbage disposal.