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Recycling in practice: How long does waste decompose?

Recykling w praktyce: Jak długo rozkładają się odpady?

The average resident of Poland each year produces about 356 kg of waste, which totals over 13 million tons of trash yearly1. In accounting for this data there is a great challenge: how to effectively manage waste and reduce their quantity? The answer is recycling, which allows reuse of many materials and reduce the quantity

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How long does waste take to decompose ? These counts may shock you!

Not any body knows that waste left in the environment may stay there for hundreds, a even thousands of years. Here are a few examples:

  • bite – from a few days, to a few weeks,
  • gazette – from a few weeks to a few months,
  • aluminum can – ok. 200 years,
  • foil bag – 300 to 500 years,
  • plastic bottle PET – from 100 to 1000 years,
  • sponge to vessels – from 100 to 1000 years,
  • jar – even 4000 years.

This means, that many waste, which ever has been produced, still exists and will remain on the Earth for generations to come.

Recycling in practice: how to segregate waste correctly?

Correct segregation of waste is the key step in the recycling process, which allows their reuse and reduces the quantity of waste going to landfills. Although the principles of segregation seem simple, we still make mistakes. Here are a few of the most common myths and facts about recycling:

  • Precipitated medicines should be given to pharmacies.

Right! In most pharmacies there are special containers for medicines, which cannot be dumped in the ordinary basket.

  • Segregated packaging should be empty of lefto food.

Right! Packages should be empty before throwing away, but they don’t need to be thoroughly washed. They will be cleaned in furtherprocess processing.

  • Such called “cartons” after milk and soy should go into the yellow basket for plastic and metal.

Right! Cartons of milk and juice contain a layer of foil and aluminum, therefore they should be disposed in the yellow container. A common mistake is putting them in paper or mixed waste.

  • Paragraphs should be disposed in mixed waste.

Right! Thermal paper, of which are made, is not suitable for recycling.

  • Bottles after olive and jars after mayonnaise can be disposed in the green container for glass.

RIGHT! This is packaged glass, which can be recycled. There is no need for their additional washing.

  • Broken cup or glass put in basket for glass (green).

FALSE! Ceramics and glass table should go into mixed waste (black container), similar to lusters or candles. They have different temperature melt than glass packaging, which makes their recycling difficult.

  • Must remove label from jars and glass bottles before disposal.

FALSE! This is not necessary. Tags are removed in the recycling process.

  •  Leftover meat and used cat litter should be disposed in waste BIO.

FALSE! Only plant debris, such as grass, leaves, peel and wood will go into the BIO container. Meat, bones and animal feces should be found in mixed waste.

  • Waste BIO can be disposed in bags of foil.

FALSE! Folio contaminates compost, therefore the BIO waste should be disposed by slime in brown containers.

  • Batteries, electrical waste, light bulbs, cans of paint and large waste can be disposed in the home basket.

FALSE! This type waste should be submitted to PSZOKs (Points of Selective Collection of Municipal Waste) or to special collection points, for example. in shops and pharmacies.

  • The pizza carton should go into the blue bin for paper.

FALSE! A greased carton after pizza is not suitable for recycling and should go into mixed waste. If however the bin is clean, it can be separated and disposed in the bin for paper.

Experts advise: how to reduce production of waste?

– Although recycling is a key element of the closed economy, even more important is.Prevention of waste at the source. Each of us can make conscious purchasing and consumer decisions, which really contribute to reducing the quantity of waste. Choosing products without unnecessary packaging and using multiple alternatives are basic steps in the direction of sustainable lifestyle. These activities have direct impact on the environment, a their scale increases with each person, which decides to implement – says Michal Purol, director of ds. development UNEP/GRID-Warsaw.

How to do in practice?

  • Purchase less – think you really need a new product. Minimalism not only helps reduce the quantity of waste, but also fosters more responsible consumption.
  • Choose reusable items – bottles, bags, lunchboxes or cotton swabs for makeup are only some of products, which can replace their reusable substitutes.
  • Repair instead of throwing – instead of buying a new item, try to repair or recycle. Many companies today offer renovation and repair services, and the internet is abundant with guides DIY.
  • Avoid reusable packaging – choose products for weight and without necessary plastic. Use your own containers and multiple grids for purchases.

– If each of 37 million People made at least one small change, the scale of positive impact on the environment would be huge. That’s why so important areeducationalprograms,suchasCubFriendsofNature,whichalreadyfromtheyoungestyearsteachchildrenconsciouschoices.Itistheenvironmentaleducationthatiskeyforshapingthehabitsoffuturegenerations- stressesAnetaStawicka,directorofds.educationandmarketing,RekopolOrganizationofPackaging.

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