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At present, domestic garbage in China can be roughly divided into four categories: recyclable garbage, kitchen waste, harmful waste and other garbage.

Relevant signs are shown in the following figure:

1 recyclables

Definition: Recyclable materials (renewable resources) refer to articles that can be recycled as raw materials for production or reused after finishing, mainly including waste paper, plastics, glass, metals, electronic waste and fabrics. Main types:

Waste paper-newspapers, cardboard, books, magazines, various books, other clean paper, various Tetra Pak milk bags, beverage boxes (need to be cleaned and dried).

Plastics-all kinds of plastic beverage bottles, plastic oil drums and plastic cans (boxes).

Glass-glass bottle, flat glass, mirror.

Metal-aluminum cans, various metal kitchenware, tableware, utensils and other civilian metal products.

Electronic waste-all kinds of household appliances.

Textiles-tablecloths, clothes, schoolbags, etc.

2. Kitchen garbage

Definition: kitchen waste in a narrow sense is an organic waste, which can be divided into cooked kitchen waste including leftovers, leftovers and vegetable leaves; The raw materials of kitchen waste include pericarp, eggshell, tea residue, bones and shells; Generally refers to the source raw materials and finished products (cooked food) or residues needed in family life and diet. But kitchen waste in a broad sense also includes used chopsticks and food packaging materials.

3. Hazardous waste

Definition: Toxic and hazardous waste refers to waste containing heavy metals and toxic substances that are harmful to human health or cause actual or potential harm to the environment.

Mainly includes: waste drugs, waste pesticides, waste disinfectants, waste paints, waste solvents, waste mineral oil, waste cosmetics, waste films, waste photographic paper, waste fluorescent tubes, waste thermometers, waste sphygmomanometers, waste rechargeable batteries, waste button cell, alkaline batteries, lithium batteries and nickel-cadmium batteries.

4. Other garbage

Definition: It includes wastes that are difficult to recycle except the above-mentioned types of garbage, which are usually treated by incineration or landfill according to the characteristics of garbage.

Mainly includes: used toilet paper, carbon paper, fax paper, photos, centrifugal paper, wax paper, transfer paper, plastic glossy waste paper, female sanitary napkins, baby diapers, napkins, cigarette butts, ceramic products, clothes, shoes, asbestos tiles, whiteboards, wooden toys, rain boots, wooden furniture, rubber products, tires, etc.

Second, the small misunderstanding of garbage classification

Myth 1: Big bones are kitchen waste.

In fact, great bones are classified as "other rubbish" because they are "hard to corrode". Similarly, there are corn kernels, nut shells and corn kernels.

Myth 2: Toilet paper is paper and can also be recycled.

Both toilet paper and toilet paper are soluble in water and are not recyclable "paper". Similarly, there are pottery and cigarette cases. Myth 3: Bag kitchen waste and throw it in a bucket.

Even though common plastic bags are degradable, they are far more difficult to corrode than kitchen waste. In addition, plastic bags themselves are recyclable garbage. The correct way is to put kitchen waste into the trash can and plastic bags into the "other garbage" bucket.

Myth 4: Don't waste beer bottles, count them as other rubbish.

Beer bottles can be sold for money and belong to recyclables. It was rejected because of its large scale and low profit. So it should still be put together with newspapers and so on. , and then collect more and sell them together. If you think it takes up space on the balcony, take it down and throw it in the blue "recyclable" box in the community, and the sanitation workers will collect it. After concentration, enter the existing waste recycling channels.

Myth 5: Plastic products belong to other garbage.

Plastic products other than plastic bags, such as foam plastics, plastic bottles, hard plastics, rubber and rubber products, are recyclable.

Myth 6: Quick-frozen jiaozi and tofu packaging boxes are all kitchen waste, of course, kitchen waste. Disposable tableware and food packaging bags are classified as "other garbage". In addition, used napkins, toilet paper, and smoked cigarette butts and old clothes also belong to "other garbage".

Myth 7: Finished peanut shells are considered as other garbage.

Finished peanut shells should be regarded as kitchen waste. Waste cooking oil left at home is also classified as kitchen waste at present.

Myth 8: Fallen leaves are counted as other garbage.

Leaves and flowers at home belong to "kitchen waste", while dust belongs to "other waste".

Myth 9: The inner container of hot water bottle is as toxic and harmful as the waste lamp.

The thermos cup itself is glass with a thin layer of mercury on it, which should be classified as other garbage. In addition, non-toxic things like correction fluid can also be classified as other garbage. Generally speaking, those that are dangerous, infectious, flammable and explosive are classified as hazardous wastes, such as mousse rubbed on hair, which has a pressure container and is flammable and explosive; Another example is the remaining perfume, which contains a lot of alcohol and is volatile. This perfume can be regarded as hazardous waste.