Where to throw away an old TV, a cup of the yogurt, handkerchiefs? How to ... - Gazeta Wyborcza

new regulations come into force on July 1. Trash to take over municipalities, have carried their export businesses of their choice, and we pay a special tax for export. Less if we segregate waste. In some cities, for unsorted waste have to pay up to two times more.

Wyborcza.pl poll, which was attended by over three thousand. Internet users, up 46 percent. said they did not know how to file. Meanwhile, the municipality announced that they will control the garbage cans. And if the waste is poorly sorted, prices will go up.

For those who are not sure how to handle this new responsibility, we have prepared a short guide.

Which throw rubbish bin?

First, some basics.

For containers blue throw waste paper, newspapers, office paper, cardboard boxes, paper and cardboard.

The yellow – plastics: empty PET plastic bottles, packaging and plastic containers, packaging multimaterial (e.g. juice carton, which consists of plastic, cardboard and aluminum).

The containers white Throw and colorless glass jars without nuts.

A green containers colored glass.

This basic division introduced in 2005, the Minister of Economy. However, municipalities can set their own rules. Then on each container should include instructions on what you put into it.

My containers are in different colors and there is no information on them. Where to look?

Each of the municipalities had to establish rules on maintaining cleanliness and order. As it should be detailed information about how to sort garbage. The content of those rules you need to look at public information bulletins in the tabs of the resolutions of the council of the city or municipality.

throw Where:

– empty milk carton, foil the sausages, pack of pizza?

a milk carton packaging is an example wielomateria?owego. We throw it into the plastic container. The film was the sausages, sausages, empty packets of chips – also for plastics.

Pack of pizza we put to paper, provided that there is no food debris on it.

– leftovers?

The biodegradable waste container – if the municipality has decided that you need to segregate such waste also. Otherwise, not only hurt the environment, but also our pocket. Because then throw leftovers in the bin for mixed waste, and the municipality has ordered an additional service in the sorting. Of course, not for free, and the cost will be included in our monthly fee.

The biodegradable waste also includes, among others tissues, sanitary napkins, soiled newspaper, hair, feathers and wood ash.

– the yogurt cup?