Sorting of waste at home is of utmost importance due to the need of protection of our common natural environment. It is worth to know how to do the selective household recycling and which solutions and appliances you can take advantage of in order to make the selective collection of waste easy and comfortable.
What does the household separate waste collection consist in?
The waste need to be segregated according to some generally accepted rules. The main thing here is to make sure that the rubbish is rather dry, not greasy/oily and clean (this of course refers only to some types of waste). What does the proper selection of waste include? Paper, aluminium and other metals, organic waste which you can use for composting, clear glass, coloured glass, plastic waste and any other materials.
Containers or bags
The waste which has been sorted can be put either into special containers or bags. They are properly marked – usually according to colours. Both containers and bags can be additionally marked in accordance with your individual needs. Blue containers and bags are intended for paper. You can throw here your newspapers, notebooks, paper, catalogues, packaging and bags made of paper and cardboards. The yellow colour is reserved for metal and plastic waste. In this bag you can throw all packaging which are made of plastic, juice cartons, washing-up liquid bottles or milk cartons. It would be good if you could dry all the packaging and bottles before throwing them out. Red containers are sometimes also available where you can put only metal waste and cans. The green marking is reserved for coloured glass, whereas white bags and containers are intended for the collection of clear glass waste. In case of glass waste it is very important to remove labels from bottles. Bottles or jars should also be clean.
What shouldn’t go in the recycling bin?
There are some types of waste which you should on no account place in the trash bin – both in the unsorted bin as well in this for sorted recyclables. There are the so called dangerous waste which are usually collected by various recycling facilities. This type of waste includes among other things electronic devices, fluorescent tubes, batteries as well as car batteries, unwanted or expired medications and drug packaging.
What to do with your organic waste?
The organic waste causes everyone a lot of trouble. This type of waste is troublesome to dispose of. Leftover fruits, vegetables or foods – after placing the organic leftovers in the bin they can cause very unpleasant smell. You can for example use the organic waste for composting but this is often impossible for people living in block of flats which do not have a garden where they could do the composting. What is more, this type of waste often takes up a lot of space and they need to be taken out frequently. Fortunately, the contemporary market for household appliances can meet those expectations and solve your problems. One of the perfect solutions in the field of troublesome management of organic waste is the innovative appliance with the name Smart Cara which you can find in the offer of the company KERNAU. This is a very functional appliance which comes equipped with the drying system thanks to which you can reduce the amount of organic waste by up to 90% within a couple of hours. The organic waste after the drying process in this appliance is dry and do not cause any unpleasant smells. Besides, its amount is reduced to a minimum. Smart Cara is a perfect solution for every household. This appliance will prove itself especially in small flats where taking out of organic waste is really quite troublesome. Everyone who pays attention to maintaining good standards of hygiene and cleanliness at home should buy this household appliance. Smart Cara is an energy saving appliance – so you don’t need to worry about the high energy bills. The whole appliance looks quite elegant and the operation is easy and intuitive.
Taking care of the natural environment is of utmost importance, that is why you should sort your waste. Increasing environmental awareness among society plays a vital role nowadays. At the same time you should take advantage of modern technological solutions which make the selective waste collection much easier.
