What do the red, yellow and green trash cans stand for?

Red, yellow and green trash cans represent respectively;

1, red: represents harmful substances, sometimes marked with orange. Harmful substances include waste batteries, fluorescent tubes, paints, expired drugs, cosmetics and other substances that are not recyclable and have certain pollution hazards.

2. Green: In the case of a variety of plastic trash cans, green represents kitchen waste, which can be used as fertilizer for plant nutrients, and can be decomposed and absorbed by natural microorganisms and plants after burial, thus playing a role in recycling waste.

3. Yellow: It represents a special garbage bin for medical waste, which is generally only used in hospitals, health stations and other medical places.

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waste sorting

At present, China is divided into four categories: recyclable garbage, toxic harmful waste,? Kitchen garbage? Other rubbish.

1. Recyclable garbage: waste paper, plastic, glass, metal and cloth, etc.

2. Toxic and harmful wastes: waste batteries, waste fluorescent tubes, mercury thermometers, waste paints, expired drugs, etc.

3. Kitchen garbage: fruits, vegetables, fish dregs, plastic bags, etc.

4. Other garbage: including brick and tile ceramics, muck, toilet waste paper, etc. Except for the kind of rubbish mentioned above.