How to teach young children to sort garbage

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Kitchen waste (green)

Including leftovers, bones, roots and leaves, peels and other food waste.

Food waste can be used as fertilizer for plant nutrients. After being buried in the soil, it can be decomposed and absorbed by natural microorganisms and plants, thus reusing the waste.

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Recyclable garbage (blue)

Waste paper: mainly includes newspapers, periodicals, books, various wrapping paper, etc. However, be aware that paper towels and toilet paper are not recyclable because they are too water-soluble.

Plastics: various plastic bags, plastic foam, plastic packaging, disposable plastic lunch boxes and tableware, hard plastics, plastic toothbrushes, plastic cups, mineral water bottles, etc.

Glass: mainly includes various glass bottles, broken glass pieces, mirrors, thermos bottles, etc.

Metal objects: mainly include cans, cans, etc.

These substances will be included in the waste recycling system for resource recycling and disposal.

3

Hazardous garbage (red)

Represents harmful substances that will cause pollution to the environment, including waste batteries, fluorescent lamps, paint, expired drugs, Cosmetics, mercury thermometers and other substances that are not recyclable and carry certain pollution hazards.

4

Other garbage (gray)

Except for the above categories of garbage, bricks, ceramics, dirt, toilet paper, paper towels, etc. are difficult to recycle of waste.

Sanitary landfilling can effectively reduce pollution to groundwater, surface water, soil and air.