5 Practical Methods for Recycling at Home

Before recycling practices came into our lives, we used to consider all waste as garbage. Fortunately, the concept of zero waste is now a part of our lives and we look at garbage as recyclable materials. 

How to Recycle at Home?

Before looking at the answer to this question, let's remind one thing: Recycling and upcycling are concepts that are often confused. What is recycling, can be briefly answered as follows: Breaking down and processing raw materials such as glass, plastic, metal and converting them into new products. Upcycling, on the other hand, is applications that enable to use all used materials for a different purpose, whether they are recyclable or not.

Choose the Most Practical Method

Almost every street or avenue has separate recycling bins for different types of waste such as glass, paper and plastic. It's great not to have to wander the streets looking for a place to throw glass bottles. However, we guess that sometimes you do not have time to go to a separate recycling bin for each waste. Let's say right away: This does not prevent you from collecting waste for recycling.

Municipalities come to the house on a certain day of the week and collect the recycling waste. All you have to do is call the municipality of the county where you live and find out the day and time. Don't forget to ask if the municipality collects each waste separately or all materials together.

Make Spooling Easier

Don't have a place in your home to have a separate bucket for each material type? Let's take a look at their solutions. First, review the size of your existing trash can. Thanks to recycling, most waste will no longer end up in the dustbin. In fact, if you're separating organic waste, you can definitely use a smaller trash can now.

You can prefer recycling bins placed on shelves instead of large trash cans. Thus, the buckets only occupy a vertical space. Another option is the under-sink, the savior of the kitchen. You can take the detergents under the sink to the bathroom and place the recycling bins there. You can also place a small dustbin on the counter for food waste. As this bucket fills, you can empty organic waste into the large compost bin on your balcony.

Reduce Material Consumption
You must have realized how much more waste is created as recycling materials such as plastic accumulate in the bins. This image hints at another support you can give to the environment: With this approach, you can reconsider your consumption habits.

You can start by thinking about what you can use as an alternative to the materials you throw in the recycling bin. For example, instead of a plastic bottle, you can always carry a thermos with you, fill your delicatessen and legumes shopping in glass bowls that you take with you, and use a cloth bag made with household items instead of plastic bags.