You sort the waste? Congratulations. But would you know where the foil belongs to which sausages are packed? If you have tossed it in a yellow container so far, you are not alone – but you make a mistake. It is this type of packaging that most Slovaks include incorrectly.

Where with the packaging from the sausage? Most people answer badly

Did you automatically headed for a yellow plastic container with a sausage cover? You’re not alone. More than 90 % of people think it’s plastic wastethat can be recycled. But the reality is different.

Foil for sausages is called. multimattery – Contains:

  • plastic,
  • polyamide,
  • a thin layer of aluminum.

These materials are firmly connected and cannot be separated from each otherwhich makes it impossible for their effective recycling. Therefore, the foil does not belong to the yellow containerbut exclusively to black – to mixed municipal waste.

TIP! If you are not sure where to throw a particular type of waste, Verify local waste sorting rules. You may find that they differ slightly in individual municipalities and it is better not to make mistakes. Not only do you protect the environment, but at the same time make it easier for those who care for further sorting.

Why is this important?

Incorrectly classified packaging can:

  • pollute the entire batch of separate waste,
  • complicate the sorting process in collection yards,
  • to prevent recycling of other materialswhich are otherwise usable.

Proper sorting We save the environmentenergy and work of people who work with separate waste.

Is it possible to recycle the foil for sausages?

Unfortunately, Almost at all. Due to its composition and combination of materials is re -processing extremely demandingAnd in most cases economically disadvantageous. Therefore, this type of packaging does not get back into circulation.

However, some manufacturers have already started to respond:

  • they are abandoning a single pack of sausages,
  • used to use one coverthat fulfills the protective and storage function and It is better recyclable.

Conclusion: It is not plastic. And the yellow basket no longer at all

Although the foil for sausages acts as a regular plastic, It does not belong to the yellow container. Because of the complex composition is non -recyclable and must go to the mixed waste.

If you are unsure, there is always a simple rule: if the packaging is composed of several connected materials, it does not belong to sorted waste.

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