Once their life cycle is exhausted, portable batteries and accumulators cannot be disposed of as unsorted waste but must be disposed of separately as they contain toxic substances which, if dispersed in the environment, are highly polluting.
The term pile...
It is a problem to dispose of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) at the end of its life. Too often we see old appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines thrown at street corners while smaller devices end up...
Not all waste can be delivered with door-to-door separate collection or at roadside bins. This is the case of bulky waste, a term used to indicate all large objects such as furniture, beds, bikes, suitcases, sports equipment and more.
For...
Expired medicines cannot be sent for separate collection because they are dangerous urban waste and must be disposed in a different way. The mistake that many commit, out of laziness or misinformation, is throwing expired medicines into the unsorted...
A natural product such as cooking oil can turn into a powerful pollutant if not properly recycled after use. It is estimated that in Italy each citizen produces approximately 5 kg of spent oil per year resulting from frying,...
When we talk about recycling, we cannot fail to mention metal recycling, a very important process for the protection of the environment and for the economy. Metal objects, like plastic ones, occupy an important role in our daily life:...
Glass is an ancient material, it already has 5 thousand
years of history and has a practically infinite life: if disposed of and
recycled correctly, in fact, it is reborn with shapes and intended uses
identical to those of previous lives. Without...
Paper can live almost indefinitely, just separate them
carefully, not throwing them in the undifferentiated. In fact, paper more than
a waste represents a wealth for the environment and its recovery saves precious
resources. It is true that, being mainly composed of...
The coronavirus emergency has placed all of us in front of a new challenge for recycling. The need to contain the infection and, therefore, to avoid as much as possible coming into contact with potentially infected surfaces has significantly...
Plastic has entered our daily life. Every day we use dozens of disposable and non-disposable plastic objects, that we have to throw away. But how to recycle plastic waste? What goes in the appropriate container and what does not?...
