Spinach boxes or yoghurt pots: If you dispose of food packaging correctly, you help protect the environment! Find out here how it works and win one of two Wesco waste bins.
Packaging protects food. But what to do when they are empty? In order for food packaging to be recycled, it must be properly separated and disposed of. This protects the climate and resources: According to a study by the Öko-Institut, the recycling of glass, paper and lightweight packaging in Germany results in 1.95 million tons of CO2-Equivalents saved! And this is how you help:
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Basics for everyday kitchen use
Packaging made of plastic, aluminium, tinplate and composite materials such as beverage cartons belong in the yellow bin or in the yellow sack. Paper, cardboard and cardboard go into the waste paper bin. Glass bottles and glass containers are sorted by color and thrown into used glass containers.
So you separate even better
Lid off: yoghurt cups & Co.
The empty plastic yoghurt pot belongs in the yellow bin or yellow bag. But please separate them well: throw in plastic cups and aluminum lids separately. The paper casing goes into the waste paper. In principle, the following applies to all packaging: remove the lid, aluminum foil or transparent film, for example from the cheese packaging, and then dispose of the components in the yellow bin or yellow sack.
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The ordeal: spinach boxes & Co.
Spinach, fries or pizza: the packaging for frozen products consists of different materials and is disposed of in different ways.
For example, frozen spinach: If the packaging is made of cardboard, it goes in the waste paper bin. If it is coated with plastic, it is considered a composite and belongs in the yellow bin or yellow bag. This is easy to test – with a small tear test: If film remains on the tear-off edge, the packaging is a case for the yellow bin or the yellow sack. These are also bags made of film plastic, such as for French fries, and plastic or aluminum trays for ready meals. And the pizza packaging from the supermarket? The outer packaging made of paper goes with the waste paper, the thin protective film with the packaging waste.
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Separate your different waste with a stylish double bin! Together with the design brand Wesco, the initiative “Waste separation works” is giving away a total of two “Big Double Master Garbage Can” in the color black. The modern waste bin combines design with functionality: it enables waste to be separated in two 20-litre inserts. Thanks to its narrow shape, the Big Double Master fits perfectly in corners or niches.
Would you like to know more about proper waste separation? You can find more tips and information here.
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The closing date for entries is September 26th, 2022.
Prize: 2 x Wesco Big Double Master waste separators in black, each worth €159
Provider: “Waste separation works” initiative and Wesco
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