UNIT 7
Over life, we collect a huge number of household items. Whenever we want to move to another location or refurbish our interior, various household items require different types of handling (they cannot be simply thrown away as general waste). Quite often local authorities offer citizens the services that should help them recycle household waste in a more sustainable way.
Search for the telephone numbers you would need to call in order to get rid of/get instructed regarding the handling of the following:
Here are some more tips that will help you manage your household waste in a more organized manner:
Make a Waste Pick-Up Calendar.
Research the topic and enter the dates into the calendar when local services deal with different types of waste (in some countries, e.g., in Germany, such calendars are provided by the municipalities).
Organize a place in your household for different types of waste (you can also cooperate with neighbors) and separate your waste accordingly.
This will help you get more disciplined about management of different types of waste and also provide an overview of how much waste your household actually generates.
Be proactive
Contact your local authorities and ask them to provide containers for separate waste management in case you do not have them in a close proximity.
Think of different ways to recycle wooden items
e.g. use it to fire a stove, make sawdust and use in a garden, etc…
Organize a place in your household for glass items of different colors
(you can also cooperate with neighbors) and collect your glass waste accordingly for a month. Hand it over for processing.