Garbage classification will become a "must-have skill" for Xi'an citizens. What is the role of garbage classification?

The role of garbage classification is to minimize pollution and improve the environmental quality of the city.

Through the implementation of garbage classification, the disposal of waste materials can be minimized, and the purpose of waste reduction, harmlessness and resource utilization can be achieved. It facilitates garbage processing and disposal, reduces garbage disposal costs, and reduces the burden on citizens. It facilitates the recycling of useful materials in garbage and realizes the recycling of resources.

In daily life, garbage is everywhere. The composition of domestic waste is complex, including leftovers, paper, plastics, electronic waste, etc. If handled improperly, it will cause environmental pollution, disease spread, air pollution, and water pollution.

Garbage classification is a scientific management method for effective waste disposal. Through classified placement and collection, useful materials are separated from the garbage and placed separately, recycled, reused, and turned into treasure, which can also reduce the pressure of terminal disposal of garbage to a certain extent.

Extended information:

Garbage is the private property of the public during the classification and storage stage. After the garbage is classified and put away by the public, it becomes a regional quasi-public resource in the community or community where the public is located. After the garbage is sorted and transported to garbage collection points or transfer stations, it becomes a non-excludable public resource.

The advantages of garbage classification are as follows: 1. Reduce land occupation. Some substances in domestic garbage are not easy to degrade, causing serious erosion of the land. Garbage classification, removing recyclable and non-degradable materials, reducing the amount of garbage by more than 60%.

2. Reduce pollution. At present, my country's garbage disposal mostly adopts sanitary landfill or even simple landfill, which occupies tens of thousands of acres of land; insects and flies fly around, sewage overflows, and the stench fills the sky. Seriously pollute the environment. Waste plastics in the soil can lead to reduced crop yields; discarded waste plastics are mistakenly eaten by animals, leading to accidents in which animals die. So recycling can also reduce harm.

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