There are five colors of trash cans: red, blue, green, yellow and gray.
1, red trash cans: on behalf of hazardous substances, sometimes also marked with orange, hazardous substances, including waste batteries, fluorescent tubes, paints, expired drugs, cosmetics and other non-recyclable and with a certain pollution hazards.
2. Blue bin: represents recyclable waste, including plastics, paper, metals and other substances with value, which will be included in the waste recycling system for recycling disposal.
3, green garbage cans: in the case of a combination of plastic garbage cans, green on behalf of food waste, food waste can be used as fertilizer for plant nutrients, soil burial can be decomposed and absorbed by the nature of microorganisms and plants, to play the role of waste reuse.
4, yellow garbage cans: on behalf of the medical waste special garbage cans, generally only used in hospitals, health stations and other medical places.
5, gray trash cans: in addition to hazardous substances and recyclable substances other than garbage, bricks and mortar, ceramics, dirt and other difficult to recycle waste, such substances are generally incinerated, buried and other treatment.
The importance of garbage classification
Reducing environmental pollution: garbage classification can recycle useful garbage, reduce landfills, and reduce the harm to the environment.
Improve the public's awareness of saving: garbage classification allows people to learn to save resources, utilize resources, and develop a good habit of living, improve personal quality. Saving land resources: after classifying garbage, it can be recycled and reused, reducing the amount of garbage and thus saving more land resources.