How to separate waste

How to separate waste?

Waste separation is a fundamental process for managing solid waste effectively, with the aim of minimizing environmental impacts and promoting the recycling and reuse of materials

Recommendations:

  • Drain and pour out all the contents of the containers
  • When possible, spread the packaging out so that it takes up less space at home, makes it easier to transport and reduces the number of trips to the recycling bin
  • To avoid bad smells, you can rinse some of the packaging
  • Put the bag you used to transport the used packaging in the recycling bin.

 

Separation rules

Yes

  • Waste that cannot be recycled, in tightly sealed plastic bags

No

  • All recyclable materials
  • Medicine bottles
  • Plastic bags

Yes

  • Vegetable oils: sunflower / soybean / palm / rapeseed
  • Olive oil
  • Canned oils

No

  • Margarine
  • Other food waste from frying
  • Motor oil

Yes

  • Cardboard boxes
  • Magazines / newspapers
  • Writing and printing paper

No

  • Dirty paper
  • Paper: vegetable / absorbent / cellophane / plasticized / aluminium / adhesive
  • Diapers
  • Plastic bags

Yes

  • Batteries and accumulators of all types (limited to the size of the opening of the street bins)

No

  • Car batteries
  • Computers
  • Tools
  • Cameras and cameras

Yes

  • Packaging
  • Plastic bags
  • Drink cartons
  • Cans

No

  • Paper or cardboard
  • Batteries
  • Household appliances

YES

  • Leftover raw or cooked food
  • Towels
  • Paper napkins
  • Tea bags

NO

  • Liquids
  • Crockery / glasses / cutlery
  • Paper: vegetable / printed / aluminum
  • Packaging
  • Corks / lids / caps
  • Glass
  • Plastics / textiles
  • Light bulbs
  • Metals
  • Butts

Yes

  • Leaves
  • Branches
  • Plants
  • Grass cuttings
  • Flowers
  • Damaged fruit and vegetables

No

  • Tree trunks
  • Trunks with a diameter of more than 8 cm
  • Earth/pots
  • Packaging
  • Food waste

Yes

  • Bottles
  • Jars
  • Jars

No

  • Crockery and ceramics
  • Flat glass: windows / crystals / mirrors
  • Light bulbs
  • Corks / capsules