1. The symbol of recyclables is a triangular arrow circulating clockwise, and the collection container is blue.
2. The sign of hazardous waste looks like a single leaf seedling at the top and an obvious fork at the bottom. The collection container is red.
3. The logo of kitchen waste (called wet waste in Shanghai) consists of a stone, a fishbone and half an egg shell, and the collection container is green.
Other garbage (called dry garbage in Shanghai) is marked with two triangles with downward arrows. The collection container is gray.
Garbage type
1, recyclable
Recyclable materials are renewable resources, which refer to unpolluted wastes suitable for recycling in domestic garbage, mainly including five categories: waste electrical and electronic products, waste paper, waste plastics, waste glass and waste metal. It is the main work of domestic waste classification at present, and it is also an important factor affecting waste reduction.
2. Hazardous waste
Harmful waste refers to the substances in domestic garbage that cause direct or potential harm to human health or natural environment, and must be collected, transported and stored separately, and specially treated by professional institutions recognized by environmental protection departments, including batteries, fluorescent tubes, light bulbs, mercury thermometers, paint buckets, some household appliances, expired drugs and their containers, expired cosmetics, etc.