Learn the rules of waste sorting. Make sure you have somewhere to dispose of iron cans, beverage cans and pet food. Find out how to properly dispose of this type of waste and help protect the environment.
Recycling waste that can be used to create new things allows to reduce the consumption of raw materials, energy and the amount of waste in landfills. Remember that by properly sorting waste such as cans, you are helping to care for the future of your planet and its inhabitants.
Find out where to dispose of iron cans
Don’t know where to throw canned goods? If you are not sure in which container to throw this type of waste, be sure to read the sorting rules. Canned foods are convenient to store and usually have a long shelf life, which is why many people like to eat them. Different types of pates, luncheon meats, fish, corn, peas, tomato puree – in a convenient can you will find a number of food products used to prepare sandwiches, salads and other dishes.
Cans are made of aluminum, covered from the inside with a special coating that protects food from contact with metal.
- It is worth remembering that steel or aluminum cans can be recycled many times without losing the quality of the raw material. For this reason, you should always dispose of empty cans in the container intended for metals and plastics (yellow container).
Remember that the cans do not need to be washed. But make sure you remove the paper label from them. Before throwing away the empty can it is also good to flatten it – thus you save space in the container and at the same time protect hungry animals (hedgehogs or stray cats) from sticking their heads into the can.
Where to throw canned food? Check what to remember
Don’t know where to throw away canned food for your pet?
- As in the case of food preserves, also steel or aluminum packaging containing pet food should always be disposed of in metal and plastic waste containers (yellow waste bin).
Also, don’t forget to flatten canned goods for dogs or cats – tasty food wrappers are a death trap for hungry homeless animals who may try to get at the leftovers.
Make sure you have a place to dispose of beverage cans and take care of the environment
Check where to dispose of beverage cans. And in this case, the situation is similar to other cans intended for food products.
- Aluminum beverage cans, protected from the inside with a special coating, should always be flattened and thrown into the container for metal and plastic waste.
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