One of the most common mistakes when we talk about recycling is to throw the broken glasses in the glass container.
The glass, in addition to not being a packaging, may contain traces of lead that make it impossible to recycle the glass.
Their presence in the glass also jeopardizes the recycling of other correctly collected material, which would eventually be lost.
To prevent glass from being disposed of in landfills rather than recycled, it is sufficient to have more attention on our part.
Not only glasses, even ceramic, pyrex, mirrors, crystal and light bulbs do not go into the glass, and the same goes for the plastic bags used by many to collect the broken pieces.
So where do they go?
Ceramics, pyrex, crystal, glasses: if they are small quantities they can be thrown in the undifferentiated, while for larger quantities it is good to go to the municipal ecocentre.
Mirrors: they are not recyclable and must be disposed of as bulky waste.
Light bulbs: apart from incandescent and halogen lamps that go into the undifferentiated, all other lamps, such as LEDs, energy-saving or neon, are instead part of the separate collection of WEEE and must be taken to the eco-center or to the special containers positioned in shopping centers.
What can we throw in the glass container for proper recycling:
Glass bottles: of wine, beer, juice, liquor, bottles of any size or color.
Jars and jars: of jam, sauces, sauces and even those of foods in oil or vinegar. Glass perfume bottles and roll-on deodorants
Source: greenme.it
