Organic waste belongs to compost
While apple core decomposed for almost two weeks and banana peel in five months, peel oranges needs to decompose one year. All biological waste can be easily composted yet. The family house, people can buy compost bins in various sizes. Finished compost can be used as high-quality fertilizer for flower beds and lawn. In addition, municipalities can defer biological waste in special containers or brown at predetermined locations, at least in the months from April to October.
Nature does not load long paper
One of the best-reactive materials is paper. In nature, decomposed already after four months. Paper still belong to the forest or the meadow, but in blue containers for recycling. Do these containers to collect different kinds of wrapping paper. Each species requires yet a slightly different process, so waste is first sorted into different types on the sorting line and then goes for further processing. At the beginning of treatment, the paper dissolves in water, the paper fiber is further transformed into a slurry and then drying the assistance of additives such as glue, starch, or kaolin, produces paper. From recycled paper is then used to produce packaging for eggs, a roll for toilet paper or kitchen towels, notebooks, boxes and newspapers. Cellulose fiber can be reused up to seven times.
Throughout the last century PET bottles
It takes up to 100 years to decompose the packaging of beverage cartons of milk or pet bottle. The recycling of these packages is now commonplace and plastic materials are among the most recycled waste. Beverage cartons and plastic bottles can usually disposed of in the same yellow container. In some communities, you can also find special containers designed specifically for beverage cartons. When processing plastic waste PET bottles are ground into small pieces laundered, dried and subsequently of them produce fibers that are used in the production of sleeping bags, winter jackets or even carpets. Beverage cartons can be processed in paper mills, because a large part of these packages consists of paper. Residual materials such as aluminum or polyethylene, can be utilized in a paper mill during the production of steam or for heating water. Another use for beverage cartons as building insulation, which can be produced on a special line, where the packaging tank and then compressed into slabs.
Batteries and electrical waste decomposes up for hundreds of years
Another category of waste, which is almost non-degradable in nature, is electronic waste and batteries. For example, the battery is estimated will expand from 200 to 500 years. By nature not to dump extra battery is not because of release of hazardous substances. Their only option is to return and ecological destruction. "Old electrical appliances, electronic waste People can either re-capitalize after treatment, thanks to the single-flower materials, such as metals, glass, plastics, and energy use," said David Vandrovec Director of REMA, which is engaged in taking back batteries and electrical equipment. To reduce the amount of waste is an ideal option for reusing basic materials. "From the WEEE collection points for recycling goes further, individual consumers are analyzed basic materials and these are further classified and processed. Materials that can be used later, go back into production. For example, the batteries can become a structural steel, "said Vandrovec.
Glass naturally decomposes millennia
Another material, which on planet earth lasts very long, glass. In nature, the glass extends to thousands of years. Recycling is therefore to glass bottles basically necessary. The ideal variant is returnable bottles, which are used after disinfection again. Not all companies, however, this system is introduced. Glass bottles with screw caps or glasses of marmalade or snacks can be reused in the home. Excess glass containers place in green or white glass containers. When recycling careful distinction clear and colored glass. The sorted glass is further processed, crushed into smaller pieces and is added to the furnace in the production of new glass. It can be recycled almost indefinitely.
Source: tz, editorially modified