Have you ever seen a dump on the corner near the school? Nowadays, you can see that many garbage bags are thrown away without separating the trash with no permission near the rented room and dormitories where many students live. In addition, the importance of separate collection for the environment is increasing as people are using a lot more disposable products since the spread of COVID-19.

Even though there is a warning notice about recycling, the habit of separating trash is still not fully being kept. If trash is not separated properly, it is difficult to reuse and can be a bigger environmental pollution. Students need to know about and keep the proper method of separate collection. Methods for separate collection by type of trash are as follows.

Firstly, paper trash includes newspapers, notebooks, and milk cartons. When you recycle paper, stack it straight, and put it in an envelope or tie it together. In this case, it should do not get wet. Rinse milk cartoons with water, spread or press them flat and put them in an envelope or tie them.

Secondly, glass trash includes drink bottles, liquor bottles, and cosmetic bottles. For recycling glass, you should remove the bottle cap, empty all the contents and rinse the inside with water. Thirdly, trash consisting of cans include cans of beverage or grocery cans. To recycle cans, empty the contents, rinse with water, and crush them.

Fourthly, plastic trash includes plastic bottles, beverage bottles, cooking oil bottles, and yogurt bottles. Remove the lid from the plastic bottle, then take off any attached packaging or plastic wrappers and rinse with water.

Finally, plastic wrapper trash is wrapper paper, plastic bags, and snack bags. Collect plastic wrappers and put them in a large bag one by one. Tie plastic wrappers together to prevent them from being scattered. At this time, remove any food stains with water. For all the non-recyclable, use a standard plastic garbage bag.

If you know the method of separate collection for each type shown above, you should take action. This action will be able to reduce environmental pollution. Small practices can bring about a big change in the environment. From today, try to separate waste before you put it out for collection~!

L.L.F reporter Su-bin Song