Recyclable materials are materials that
- reutilised after use,
- converted into other products or
- broken down into raw materials.
They can be recycled. This returns them to the economic cycle, which also saves CO₂ and energy.
Recyclable materials should be recycled to the highest possible quality. This requires separation in two ways: Please carefully separate sales packaging into the individual fractions glass (so-called igloo containers), paper, cardboard, cardboard (paper bin) and the so-called lightweight packaging (yellow bag/yellow bin). Please also make sure to separate the individual components of packaging from each other. Many packages contain instructions on this. A yoghurt pot, for example, should be separated into plastic (actual pot), cardboard (band around the pot) and aluminium (lid). Separation has a significant impact on subsequent recycling. What is missed during separation is difficult to make up for later.
Some districts already have a collection centre for recyclable materials. You can also dispose of so-called non-packaging of the same material, i.e. plastic items, separately there.