Different types of containers for recycling

Recycling involves giving a certain object or material a new life. Today recycling is very simple since in all cities and in most areas, there are different types of containers where we must throw our garbage to be recycled.

Know all the existing containers

• Yellow container: plastics and cans

In the yellow container, there are the plastic containers, the cans and the cartons. For example, tin cans, soda cans, plastic caps, metal caps, and plates.

• Blue container: paper and cardboard

From food packaging, to shoe boxes, through boxes of frozen products, wrapping paper or paper for daily use.

• Green container: glass

We are talking about bottles, cologne jars, creams or food jars of any kind.

• Brown container: organic waste

Food scraps, fruit skins, fish, plants, egg shells, coffee residue, hair, dust, etc.

• Gray container: rest of waste

From toys, to used tissues, to bottles, diapers, pacifiers, kitchen utensils, pet litter, cigarette butts, dust, etc.

Advantages of recycling

• Reduce the need for landfills and incineration.
• Avoid contamination caused by manufacturing products from virgin materials.
• It saves energy.
• It reduces greenhouse gas emissions that are necessary for global climate change.
• Help conserve the environment for future generations.
• It conserves natural sources such as water, wood or minerals.