Types of Bins and Their Environmental Purposes
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Waste segregation is a key measure in modern environmental management. More than 2 billion tons of urban garbage are generated worldwide each year, but only 18% of the garbage is recycled. Waste is mainly divided into three categories: organic waste, recyclable waste and non-recyclable waste. Nowadays, in order to improve the waste segregation system, different countries and regions collect different types of garbage through color coding of plastic garbage bins. Through different plastic bin colors, residents can easily understand the classification requirements of each type of garbage, thereby improving the efficiency of waste classification.
Today we will mainly introduce the common color codes for waste segregation and the garbage classification requirements of various countries to help you better classify garbage locally.
Common Plastic Garbage Bin Colors & Their Uses
Generally in the EU (such as Germany, France), the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, China and other countries, green bins are usually used to collect organic waste/kitchen waste/garden waste. Green bins can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from landfills and provide useful compost for gardening or agriculture. This sorting system can reduce the contamination of recyclables and non-recyclables caused by organic matter, thereby improving resource utilization.
Blue waste bins are used in many countries (e.g. most of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, many EU countries, Australia, China, etc.) to collect recyclables. For example, paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, metal cans, glass bottles. Recycling these materials not only saves natural resources, but also reduces carbon dioxide emissions. For example, recycling one ton of plastic can reduce 3 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The recycling industry can not only promote the development of economic circulation, but also create many jobs and reduce the cost of urban waste disposal.
Gray trash cans and black plastic garbage bins are mainly used to collect non-recyclable or hazardous waste, that is, waste that cannot be placed in recyclable or organic trash cans. For example, broken ceramics, foam containers and batteries. These wastes cannot be recycled or composted and need to be disposed of safely to prevent toxic substances from entering the soil or water and causing environmental pollution. Gray/black trash cans are mainly used in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and China. Gray/black trash cans can help ensure that these wastes are properly handled, thereby reducing landfill costs and environmental risks.
Red trash cans are generally used to discard hazardous waste, such as waste batteries (rechargeable batteries, lead-acid batteries, button batteries, etc.), waste fluorescent tubes, waste mercury thermometers, expired medicines, waste paint, disinfectants, fluorescent tubes, etc. These wastes need special treatment.
In some countries (especially Germany, Austria, Switzerland and some Nordic countries), yellow trash cans are used to collect plastic packaging (such as plastic bags, plastic films, yogurt cups, foam plastics, etc.). In Australia, yellow also generally represents recyclables (including plastics, metals, paper). In France, yellow usually represents all recyclable packaging (plastics, metals, cartons, etc.).
Plastic Bin Color Meaning in Other Regions
Australia
Red bins: General waste.
Yellow bins: Recyclables (including paper, hard plastics, metal, glass).
Green bins: Organic waste/garden waste.
Dark green/maroon bins: Sometimes used for glass recycling.
Orange bins: Used for food and garden organic waste in some places (such as Canberra).
PS: Australia's yellow bins are equivalent to the blue bins (recyclables) in many countries.
UK
Blue bin/blue lid: Recyclables (paper, plastic bottles, etc.) / Sometimes black bins with different colored lids for different categories.
Brown bin: Garden waste.
Green bin: Organics/garden waste (sometimes mixed with brown).
Grey/black bin: Residual waste.
Purple bin: Some places use it for glass recycling.
Germany/Austria/Switzerland
Yellow recycling bin /yellow lid: Plastic packaging and metal.
Blue recycling bin: Paper and cardboard.
Brown/green bin: Organic waste (food and garden waste).
Grey/black bin: Residual waste (non-recyclable waste).
Green/clear glass bottles: There are special public collection bins that are separated by color (green, brown, clear).
Conclusion
The above is our summary of the common garbage can color coding and the classification requirements of plastic garbage cans in various countries. Through these plastic garbage can classification systems, garbage classification can not only reduce the pressure on landfills, but also effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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