Some Things Can be Recycled and Others Can't

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Some Things Can be Recycled and Others Can't


"Not everything can be recycled even if it's made of recyclable materials."
                                                                                         _Business Insider
                                                         source: environment friend 
                                                        

                                             
Have you ever been stoked because of your recycling goals before? 
Do you imagine recycling everything that you have? 

 For some of us, this may be an alternate dimension and for others, you actually, think this way. If you’re like me, you recently just heard about the term ‘recycling goals’.
Isn’t that something only the recycling companies think about?
No, no, no.



Take Germany for example.
Best graduating student of the year...me???(yeah, right)
World's best recycler...Germany??? Absolutely!
Fortune author Katherine Dunn/ says 
“The country typically ranks first in the world for collection rates.”

Data recently published by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)claims that 65 percent of Germany's municipal waste was recycled and composted in 2013. Eurostat reported that out of 353 million tonnes of waste produced in Germany in 2012, 152.8 million was recycled, 34 million went to energy recovery, 11 million was incinerated and 63.8 million was land-filled.
Yes, that’s right, the world actually honors those who take recycling very seriously. And if there’s
anything to note from the Germans, it’s their irreconcilable drive to get things done. 

 Let’s take a trip to Berlin, Germany’s capital. The amount of recycling bins strategically positioned
around buildings tell a lot about how important it is to them. At Frankfurt’s city center, Germany’s
fifth largest city, Forbes' Nial Mcarthy says ‘you might spot the unpleasant sight of desperate people rummaging through the garbage.’ Oh don't be surprised, it’s all part of Germany’s many initiatives. These people are not mad, they know what they’re looking for. Nial goes on to say
“They are hunting for plastic and glass bottles that yield 25 and 7 cents respectively when recycled.”


How did Germany become so successful at recycling? Well they started by laying down rules. A lot
of them though, but the returns they accrue show that these laws are definitely worth the while.
Some of these laws include what can and cannot be recycled. It is a sad, but indisputable fact 


Well that’s why it’s just one branch of sustainability.
So here are a few things you can recycle and others you things you can’t

Items that cannot be recycled:

• Plastic bags or recyclables inside plastic bags
• Takeaway coffee cups
• Disposable nappies
• Garden waste
• Polystyrene (foam)
• Bubble wrap
• Syringes or medical waste
• Dead animals
• Oils
• Ceramics, ovenware or light bulbs

                                                          source: www,theysmell.com

Items that can be recycled:

• Paper: office paper, magazines, newspapers and junk mail
• Cardboard
• Green, clear and brown glass bottles and jars
• Juice and milk cartons
• All plastic bottles and containers marked, but no lids please
• Steel (tin) and aluminium cans and empty aerosols
• Styrofoam → grey bin
• Batteries → special recycling (see above)
• Wood → recycling center, grey bin
• CDs → grey bin
• Cassette tapes → grey bin
• Textiles → donation bins, grey bin

Written by Bibitayo Omidiora




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