Separate waste correctly – whether on campus or at home
This article shows how misfires can be avoided
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The University of Augsburg is expanding its separate waste collection system. But what needs to be considered and how does proper separation work? This article aims to provide information and tips on how to separate waste correctly?– both on campus and at home.
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Yes_______
- Printed materials and copies (e.g., drafts of term papers, misprints, copies)
- Newspapers
- Brochures, information flyers, catalogs
- Notepads, notebooks
- Teaching and lecture materials that are no longer needed
- Books
- Packing paper and cardboard boxes (folded and roughly shredded if necessary)
No________
- Paper and cardboard with plastic or metal coating
- Beverage cartons ??Plastic & metals
- Baking paper ??Residual waste
- Carbon paper and blue paper
- Foil
- Carbonless paper
- File folders with metal parts ??Residual waste
- Wallpaper and wallpaper scraps ??Residual waste
- Hygiene products, tissues, diapers ??Residual waste
- Soiled or wet paper waste
Yes_______
- Hygiene waste (e.g., paper towels from washrooms)
- Cigarette butts, cold ashes
- Heavily soiled or coated paper materials
- Broken ceramics and porcelain (e.g., from kitchenettes)
- Defective everyday items made of plastic or composite materials that are not recyclable
- Old medicines (if no return point is used)
- Vacuum cleaner bags and garbage
No________
- Electrical appliances ??Recycling & service point and recycling station
- Light bulbs, batteries, rechargeable batteries ??Recycling & service point
- Glass ??Recycling station
- Waste wood (uncontaminated) ??Recycling & service point
- Old textiles and shoes ??Recycling & service point and recycling station
- Hazardous waste ??Recycling and hazardous waste collection days
- Construction waste ??Private waste disposal companies in the Waste ABC
Yes_______
- Plastic film, plastic bags
- Yogurt and margarine tubs
- Plastic bottles, tubes
- Beverage cartons, e.g., milk, juice
- Styrofoam packaging
- Aluminum trays, e.g., from ready meals
- Canned food and beverage cans
- Plastic or metal office supplies, e.g., hole punches, plastic sleeves, scissors
- Small metal or plastic household items (e.g., bowls, laundry baskets, folding boxes, cooking pots, pans, cutlery, tools)
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? completely empty, spoon-clean, and loose
No________
- Electrical appliances, old textiles, and shoes ??Recycling & service point and recycling station
- Light bulbs, batteries, rechargeable batteries, wood ??Recycling & service point
- Data carriers, CDs, and DVDs? ??Recycling & service point
- Soiled construction foils, building materials, PVC ??Private disposal companies in the Waste ABC
? are green waste (especially tree and shrub cuttings, grass clippings, leaves, and other plant debris) as well as food and kitchen waste.?
Yes_______
Kitchen waste:
- Fruit and vegetable waste from cafeterias, cafés, or shared kitchens
- Leftover bread and baked goods
- Leftover food such as pasta, rice, cheese
- Leftover fish, meat, and sausage (without large bones, provided it is hygienically acceptable)
- Bones and fish bones in small quantities
- Eggshells and nut shells
- Coffee and tea filters with contents
Garden waste:
- Flowers, ornamental plant debris
- Grass, shrub, and tree clippings
- Leaves, weeds, windfall fruit
No________
- Plastic bags, packaging à?Plastic & metals
- Pet litter à?Residual waste
- Ash, rubbish, oil soot à?Residual waste
- Diapers, sanitary wipes à?Residual waste
- Bioplastics (e.g., compostable plastic bags or yogurt cups) à?Residual waste
- Glass à?recycling station
- Stones, gravel, sand à?Private waste disposal companies in the Waste ABC
Yes_______
- Bottles
- Jars
- Pharmaceutical and cosmetic glass
- Colored glass (e.g., blue, red, black) ??Green glass container
No________
- Quartz glass
- Fireproof glass
- Glass ceramics
- Glass from electronic devices
- Lead and crystal glass
- Incandescent bulbs
- Wire glass, automotive glass
- Safety glass
- Ampoules
- Sprayed and flat glass
Yes_______
- Furniture (cupboards, chairs, tables, shelves)
- Electrical appliances (refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, televisions, vacuum cleaners, extractor hoods, microwaves, printers)
- Metal objects (bicycles, oil stoves without heating oil, clothes racks, sinks)
- Hard plastics
- House and garden furniture, buckets, laundry baskets
- Toys
- Watering cans, rain barrels
- Other household items
- Upholstered furniture, mattresses, suitcases, ironing boards, wickerwork
No________
- Hazardous waste
- Wooden parts from renovations
- Parquet and laminate flooring, doors, wall paneling, and wooden ceilings
- Contaminated wood (fence slats, garden sheds, wooden garden furniture)
- Construction waste (bricks, sinks, tiles, bathtubs, windows, mirrors, flat glass)
- Vehicle components (car tires, bumpers)
- Miscellaneous
- Oil tanks
- Rootstocks
Yes_______
- Paper, cardboard, and cardboard packaging (clean and dry)
- Sales packaging and other items made of plastic, metal, and composite materials (emptied of all contents, clean, and loose)
- Metals (such as iron, aluminum, copper, brass)
- Wood (uncontaminated parquet, laminate, interior doors, chipboard)
- Bulky waste (please dismantle large items)
- Green waste: plant debris, windfall fruit, tree, shrub and lawn cuttings, leaves
- Electrical appliances, data carriers (delete data before disposal)
- Light bulbs, batteries, rechargeable batteries
- Toner cartridges and ink cartridges (in original packaging or packed in a plastic bag)
- Old textiles and shoes (regardless of condition)
- Waste containing asbestos, glass wool, and mineral wool (accepted for a fee at the Augsburg-Nord landfill)
- Night storage heaters (undismantled, packed in tear-resistant plastic packaging and sealed airtight)
Nein______
- Waste oil
- Industrial batteries
- Fire extinguishers
- Gas cylinders
- Construction waste
- Cement residues
- Windows and doors with glass inserts
- Mirrors
- Flat glass
- Roofing felt
- Construction site waste
- Wood contaminated with A IV (fence slats, garden sheds, wooden garden furniture)
- Rootstocks
- Vindet
- Sellpy (No effort required on your part; anything that is not sold is donated)
- Classified ads
- Flea markets
[? Clothing donation bins: mostly processed into cleaning rags]