Tips on reducing the amount of waste plastic during quarantine

Eco education / 26.05.2020

The outbreak of coronavirus touched and the ecological side of life. And not only the reduction of emissions into the air, which has been repeatedly told by the MEDIA. There are negative consequences, first of all, at the household level.

Now we use in times more antiseptics for hands, alcohol solutions. They are sold in plastic or glass tarrah. Accordingly, such wastes will significantly increase.

We all want after the quarantine return to the habitual life-that is such, where we consume responsibly and environmentally.

A little advice for reducing the amount of waste and contamination of the environment.

During quarantine, do not throw a bottle of antiseptics, alcohol and disinfectants into the trash, keep them. After all restrictions, all this can be handed over to the points of processing of raw materials.

Plastic with marks HDPE and RR or numbers 2 or 5 in triangle, glass bottles are recyclable.
Select the boxes to store this container. Sort the plastic and glass separately. Glass Sort by color. Make sure that the outside is washed with soap bottles after use. They can remain virus slices. And general with the arrival of the home once again disinfect a bottle of antiseptic. Also, wash the container from the middle, the items take only clean raw materials. Before handing over, remove the rubber caps, lids and sprays.

If possible, choose a large-capacity bottled antiseptic. Pour them into pocket containers, which they bought before. This way you reduce the use of plastic.
The issue of further handling of masks and gloves that have been used remains open. They are medical waste, so it is necessary to act in accordance with the State sanitary and anti-epidemic rules and norms for treatment of medical wastes. For medical institutions There are special orders of treatment and utilization. There were no clarifications in public space to make citizens with them.