Thousands of films have been made and millions written.pages that nature is important and must be protected, but the level of pollution of the planet is increasing every year. The situation is close to catastrophic. However, being at a dead end, it is not at all necessary to stay there. Many civilized countries have long realized how important it is not to throw out the garbage, but to turn it into recyclable materials and recycle. What is it - recycled materials, and how are things with it in Russia?
What is recyclable?
Secondary raw materials or recyclables - this is the kindwaste that can be used as a resource for further processing. According to the national classification, 5 types of hazardous waste are released (all waste is a priori hazardous, read toxic). Graduation is carried out according to the degree of danger to nature and the ability of waste to biodegradation:
- The first class of danger applies to allnotorious mercury lamps, materials containing mercury and arsenic, transformer oils. Such waste is not very much, but they are extremely toxic both to humans and to the environment. The first class of waste must be recycled, as it enters the environment, it poisons everything around.
- The second class of danger includes, for example, batteries and rechargeable batteries, which are also recyclable.
- Generally, most municipal solid wastefalls on the fifth and (less) on the fourth class of danger. It is practically non-hazardous and low-hazard waste. Since they do not poison the environment, in our country they are simply brought to landfills and stored there.
Why is it necessary to recycle?
Despite the fact that basically all household garbage is collected at landfills (more similar to landfills), today the practice of providing city districts with recycling centers is gaining momentum.
It is very important not to pass by these beautifultanks, and bring there all the garbage from the house, which corresponds to the markings on them. Batteries, thermometers, mercury lamps pollute the soil, making it toxic and unsuitable for sowing and growing seeds. On such a land, no birds will sing, nor a flower bloom. Do we want to live like that?
Thousands of cubic meters of wood are cut down annually forproduction of books, magazines and paper. Meanwhile, it is the forest that gives us the opportunity to live on the planet, as it provides oxygen. Cutting down forest belts, people also lose their natural noise insulation and odor absorbers from industry. Therefore, it is just necessary to hand over waste paper.
Types of secondary raw materials
At the moment, technologies for processing 95% of all materials are invented in the world. The most common types of recyclables are:
- Waste paper.Previously, in schools, everyone handed over the waste paper, arranging competitions, who will surrender more, and received prizes for it. Childhood ends, it ends with the collection of waste paper, and it is in vain! The collection points for recyclables in the form of waste paper are located in any city, and there are a lot of them in megalopolises. It is enough just to search the Internet and make a good habit of taking back newspapers, cardboard boxes. New developers very often put containers to collect paper and cardboard for every 3-4 houses. Stroll through the area, meet a lot of new and useful! It is important to understand that glossy magazines and juice bags (Tetra Pak) do not belong to waste paper.
- Plastic.Plastic packaging and bottles have become a source of pollution of the world's oceans and the entire biosphere. Animals that accidentally swallow plastic often die. Habitats of many species are destroyed, food chains are broken. This is not a joke at all. There are a lot of plastic processing points, information on each city is available on the Internet.
- Scrap metal This includes aluminum cans.
- Glass packaging.Glass containers are recycled materials that accumulate in large quantities at landfills, but which is very easy to recycle. It is easy to clean the glass, and therefore it is not difficult to process it into new packaging.
Required for recycling
There are those wastes whose processing is obligatory:
- BatteriesWith batteries and battery cells everything is more complicated. In Russia, only a few factories have the technical ability to recycle batteries, as this is a complex and expensive process. Sometimes the shoulder of the run from the city to the factory is catastrophically huge. However, in any case it is impossible to throw it out in the dustbin. Recycling in the form of ecoboxes is carried out for them.
- Mercury lamps and thermometers. Like batteries, mercury is toxic to nature and humans; it cannot be buried at landfills. Eco-boxes are also installed for lamps and thermometers.
It is important to understand that a broken thermometer cannot be disposed of on its own. It is necessary to call the de-mercuration service, which will eliminate the accident and neutralize the room and waste.
Reception and processing
In Russia, in fact, works greatthe number of recyclable items, just people are poorly informed about them. The most common among them are eco-boxes and eco-mobiles. The ecobox card can be found on the Internet, and it really represents a huge network. Sometimes this eco-box is installed in the next house or school, and we just don't know about it.
Экомобиль ездит по городу и принимает все виды waste - from light bulbs to broken household appliances. It is enough just to find out the mode of operation and the parking of the e-mobile. Also everywhere work stationary collection points for glass containers, scrap metal and waste paper.
Home processing
Recyclables are not only waste and a resource forrecycling. Practically safe waste can be used in the home. Sometimes it is a great tool for inventing home crafts from recycled materials and jewelry.
- From the old bathroom you can make a pond for the garden, you just connect the imagination and the next of kin.
- Used tires can become beds and decorate the lawn.
- Glass and plastic packaging will find a newlife, if you decorate it with decorations for scrapbooking, paint it with colors, add an appliqué and in general turn on the imagination. Hand-made today at the peak of popularity!
- Any housewife knows that it is better than seed boxes and yoghurts, there is nothing for seedlings!
“When a grass blade is torn down, the wholethe universe, ”said the Upanishads. Nature has a great resource of tolerance, however, it is not eternal. The idea of living in harmony and with care is the only true policy in relations with nature.
