6. What color trash can should I throw it into?

Kitchen garbage should be thrown into the green trash can.

Green represents kitchen waste, which can be used as fertilizer for plant nutrients. After being buried in soil, it can be decomposed and absorbed by natural microorganisms and plants, and it plays a role in recycling waste.

Mainly include: rice and flour food residues, vegetables, animal and vegetable oils, meat and bones. From the chemical composition, there are starch, cellulose, protein, lipids and inorganic salts.

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Classification of domestic waste:

1, recyclable

Belonging to renewable resources, it refers to unpolluted wastes suitable for recycling in domestic garbage, which mainly includes five categories: waste electrical and electronic products, waste paper, waste plastics, waste glass and waste metal. It is the main work of domestic garbage classification at present and also an important factor affecting garbage reduction.

2, kitchen waste

According to the actual situation of the city, it can be divided into perishable food waste (leftovers, animal manure, discarded food, etc.). ) produced in the home and garbage (food residue, residual liquid, waste oil, etc. ) by catering service units (restaurants, restaurants, hotels and other catering enterprises and canteens) in food processing, catering services, catering and other activities.

3. Other garbage

Other domestic garbage except recyclables, harmful waste and kitchen garbage, that is, the garbage mainly collected and treated by the current sanitation system. Mainly includes: paper towels, cabbage leaves, plastic wrap (bags), food bags, packaging bags, melon skins and shells, cigarette butts and so on.

4. Hazardous waste

Substances in domestic garbage that cause direct or potential harm to human health or the natural environment must be collected, transported and stored separately, and special safety treatment must be carried out by professional institutions recognized by environmental protection departments.

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