Food packaging bags belong to the plastic waste, is recyclable.
Recyclables include five main categories: waste paper, plastic, glass, metal and fabric.
1, waste paper: mainly including newspapers, periodicals, books, all kinds of wrapping paper and so on. However, note that paper towels and toilet paper are not recyclable because they are too water-soluble.
2, plastic: a variety of plastic bags, plastic foam, plastic packaging, disposable plastic lunch boxes tableware, hard plastic, plastic toothbrushes, plastic cups, mineral water bottles and so on.
3, glass: mainly including a variety of glass bottles, broken glass pieces, mirrors, thermos flasks and so on.
4, metal objects: mainly including cans, can boxes and so on.
5, fabric: mainly including discarded clothes, tablecloths, washcloths, schoolbags, shoes and so on.
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Benefits of Garbage Separation:
The benefits of garbage separation are obvious. Garbage is sorted and sent to factories instead of landfills, saving land, avoiding pollution from landfills or incineration, and turning waste into treasure. This battle between people and garbage has turned garbage from an enemy into a friend.
So separate garbage collection can reduce the amount of garbage disposal and treatment equipment, reduce the cost of treatment, reduce the consumption of land resources, with social, economic and ecological benefits.
Baidu Encyclopedia - Garbage Classification