We have a new recycling system brought in by the council so we have 2 massive sacks to store somewhere. I bought some large hooks from Screwfix and mounted them to the garage wall so they’re off the ground and out of the way.
Fun fact: we now have 6 different bins!
Yeah saw that in South Korea. Separate bins for clear foil, coloured foil, clear hard plastic, coloured hard plastic, tins, and so on. Really made me appreciate the yellow bag in Germany.
We have a new recycling system brought in by the council so we have 2 massive sacks to store somewhere. I bought some large hooks from Screwfix and mounted them to the garage wall so they’re off the ground and out of the way. Fun fact: we now have 6 different bins!
Six? That sounds excessive, even compared to some of Germany‘s complicated recycling systems.
Metal, glass, paper, plastic, compost and other?
German recycling isn’t complex, it could be way more complex, for example with including different plastic types.
Yeah saw that in South Korea. Separate bins for clear foil, coloured foil, clear hard plastic, coloured hard plastic, tins, and so on. Really made me appreciate the yellow bag in Germany.
Paper & cardboard, plastic & metal, glass, food, garden, everything else black bag
I think my parents in Chelmsford had 7 at one point. Cardboard was separated from paper.
what’s the difference between food and garden?
Things in the garden bin haven’t been on a plate
In Japan, I have 7 bins plus cardboard. Burnables, nonburnables, plastic, paper, cans, pet bottles, glass bottles.
France slashed this to two, on account of people doing it wrong or not doing it at all: glass / everything else.
At least my area, it’s privatized and competitive bidding. I just don’t believe in it in this context.