Finance . com Home Company Activities Information materials Our commitment Contacts site map Frequent questions How should I separate the waste in the house? Which containers should I use to deliver the differentiated waste? What is organic wet waste? Which bags should I use to deliver the wet waste? What can I throw away in the collection of organic wet waste? Can I throw the paper towels in the waste collection? What can I throw away when collecting the card? Where can I throw away the tetra pak type carton milk containers? What can I throw away in the plastic collection? What can I throw in the glass collection? In which container can I throw aluminum cans and steel cans? Can I throw ceramics and porcelain into the glass? Where do I throw nappies, nappies and sanitary napkins? What can I throw in the collection of vegetable cuttings? Where can I throw away spent batteries and batteries? Where can I throw away drugs and medicines that have expired? What are WEEE? Where can I throw the Weee? Who sells electrical and electronic equipment is required to take back used equipment to be thrown away? What is the eco-center? On which days is the waste collected? Where is the collected waste taken? How is collected waste used / recycled? If I have doubts about the separate collection of my municipality, which number can I call? What is home composting? What waste can I use for good compost? What methods can I use to make home composting? What are the rules for good composting? When can I use my compost as a fertilizer? How should I separate the waste in the house? Each body makes different choices. There is no right way to do separate waste collection and the wrong one. Each project is a good project if the choices are shared between the Company and the Administration and communicated to the users. To find out how to collect in your Municipality, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section . Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. Which containers should I use to deliver the differentiated waste? When a new collection service is started which provides for, for example, the transition from street collection to door-to-door home collection, the Authority and the Company normally arrange for the distribution of new collection containers to be used for the display of waste. to facilitate operators in emptying containers. If you have doubts about which containers to use, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section . Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out which containers to use. What is organic wet waste? Organic wet waste is animal and vegetable leftovers that are discarded in the preparation and consumption of meals. Go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section , search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out if separate collection of organic wet waste is active and how to do it. Which bags should I use to deliver the wet waste? (Back to top) Wet waste must be disposed of by law "in compostable bags certified according to UNI EN 13432-2002". The difference between a biodegradable bag and a compostable bag is in the time in which it is degraded: the compostability indicates that the degradation of the material occurs almost entirely in a short period (6 months). In the case of the collection of the wet, therefore, the compostable bag guarantees that it degrades in the same period of time in which what the bag contains degrades and for this reason they are often bags in bioplastics or vegetable plastics (corn, palm, sunflower). When a bag is compostable it shows one of these symbols. Go to the sectionInformation Materials - Separate collection , look for your Region, Province, Municipality and check which bags your Municipality has decided to use for the collection of wet waste and how to find them. What can I throw away in the collection of organic wet waste? (Back to top) In the collection of wet waste it is possible to throw away all food leftovers and waste deriving from the preparation and consumption of meals as long as they are of vegetable or animal origin, such as fruit and vegetable peels, coffee grounds and tea filters, stale bread, egg shells, extinguished ash from the fireplace. It is possible that between one municipality and another there are small differences with respect to what can be thrown away and what is not, such as paper napkins . There is no single way to do separate waste collection because the choices of the Municipality are linked to the recovery plant that will receive this waste. To find out how to do separate waste collection in your municipality, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section . Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. Can I throw the paper towels in the waste collection? (Back to top) It is possible that between one municipality and another there are small differences with respect to what can be thrown away and what is not, such as paper napkins. There is no single way to do separate waste collection because the choices of the Municipality are linked to the recovery plant that will receive this waste. To find out how to do separate waste collection in your municipality, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section . Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. What can I throw away when collecting the card? (Back to top) In the collection of paper it is possible to throw away everything that is produced in paper, cardboard and cardboard, such as newspapers and magazines, boxes and cardboard packaging, used sheets and notebooks. It is possible that between one municipality and another there are small differences with respect to what can be thrown into the paper and what is not, such as the cartons for drinks such as tetra pak . There is no single way to do the separate collection of paper because the choices of the Municipality are linked to the recovery plant that will receive this waste. To find out how to do the separate collection of paper in your Municipality, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section. Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. Where can I throw away the tetra pak type carton milk containers ? (Back to top) Beverage cartons (such as Tetra Pak containers) are mainly composed of paper, coupled with thin layers of plastic and aluminum. Given that between one Municipality and another there may be differences with respect to where to deliver the Tetra Pak containers, in most cases these packages can be collected with paper, while some Municipalities have decided to confer it with the collection of packaging in plastic. There is therefore no single way to make separate collection of beverage cartons because the choices of the Municipality are linked to the recovery plant that will receive this material. To find out which collection to throw Tetra Pak packages into, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section . Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. It is also possible to visit the website www.tiriciclo.it to find out if the separate collection of Tetra Pak containers is active in your municipality and in which bin to dispose of the material. What can I throw away in the plastic collection? (Come back upstairs) In the collection of plastic, or rather, plastic packaging, it is possible to deliver only packaging plastics, which have the function of containing, protecting and storing. A plastic packaging therefore contains and preserves what we buy and remains empty after having consumed, eaten or drunk what it contained, such as bottles of water and soft drinks, bottles for detergent, shampoo and detergents, trays, cans and plastic containers . Therefore, plastic objects that do not perform a packaging function, such as furniture, toys, household appliances, should not be thrown into the plastic. Since May 2012, it has been legally possible to throw plastic plates and cups (not cutlery) into the collection of plastic packaging. It is possible that between one municipality and another there are small differences with respect to what is possible to throw in plastic and what is not. There is no single way to do the separate collection of plastic because the choices of the Municipality are linked to the recovery plant that will receive this waste. To find out how to do the separate collection of plastic in your municipality, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section . Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. What can I throw in the glass collection? (Back to top) When collecting glass, it is possible to throw glass bottles, containers and jars. It is possible that between one municipality and another there are small differences with respect to what can be thrown in the glass and what is not. There is no single way to do the separate collection of glass because the choices of the Municipality are linked to the recovery plant that will receive this waste. To find out how to do the separate collection of glass in your municipality, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section . Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. In which container can I throw aluminum cans and steel cans? (Back to top) Aluminum cans and steel cans can, and should, be recycled. It is possible that between one municipality and another there are differences with respect to where to deliver steel and aluminum. In some cases these materials are recycled in the collection of plastic, other times in the collection of glass. There is no single way to do the separate collection of steel and aluminum because the choices of the Municipality are linked to the recovery plant that will receive this waste. To find out where to throw steel and aluminum in your Municipality, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section. Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. Can I throw ceramics and porcelain into the glass? (Back to top) No. Ceramics and porcelain (plates and cups) should not be thrown into the glass collection because they affect the recycling process of the glass itself. Even a small residue of ceramic or porcelain can, for example, cause glass processing to burst due to the different melting temperatures of the materials. Small quantities of ceramic or porcelain can be thrown into the unsorted, non-recyclable dry. To find out how to collect in your Municipality, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section . Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. Where do I throw nappies, nappies and sanitary napkins? (Back to top) Nappies, nappies and sanitary napkins must be thrown away in the non-recyclable undifferentiated dry waste collection. To find out how to collect in your Municipality, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section . Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. What can I throw in the collection of vegetable cuttings? (Back to top) In the collection of greenery or vegetable cuttings it is possible to throw the pruning of trees, twigs, grass of the lawn. It is possible that between one Municipality and another there are small differences regarding the collection / collection service of grass clippings and garden greenery. To find out how to separate green waste in your municipality, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section . Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. Where can I throw away spent batteries and batteries? (Back to top) Exhausted batteries and batteries should not be thrown into domestic separate collection containers because they are hazardous and highly polluting waste. In general, there are specific containers in the municipal area for the collection of batteries and batteries placed for example in hardware stores, supermarkets or near municipal buildings. It is possible that between one Municipality and another there are small differences regarding the collection service of batteries and batteries. To find out how to do the separate collection of batteries and batteries in your municipality, go to the section Information Materials - Separate collection. Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. Where can I throw away drugs and medicines that have expired? (Back to top) Drugs and medicines that have expired should not be thrown into the domestic separate collection containers because they are hazardous and highly polluting waste. In general, there are special containers in the municipal area for the collection of drugs placed for example in pharmacies and parapharmacies. It is possible that between one Municipality and another there are small differences regarding the collection service of expired drugs (which must in any case be thrown away without wrapping and containers). To find out how to do the separate collection of drugs in your municipality, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section. Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. What are WEEE .? (Come back upstairs) Weee is the acronym for Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment, i.e. all electrical or electronic objects that in general need a battery or electricity to function, such as refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, dishwashers, ovens, televisions , computers, monitors, small kitchen appliances, cell phones and lamps. WEEE should not be thrown into domestic separate collection containers and should not be abandoned on the territory because they are hazardous and highly polluting waste. In general, the possibility exists in the municipal area to deliver the WEEE in places suitable for receiving them. It is possible that between one Municipality and another there are small differences regarding the WEEE collection service. To find out how to do the separate collection of WEEE in your Municipality, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section . Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. Remember that since June 2010 whoever distributes electrical and electronic equipment is obliged by law, at the time of supplying a new equipment intended for a family unit, to collect the used equipment free of charge and which is replaced, according to the One to One principle (e.g. example if you buy a new iron, the retailer is obliged, if requested, to collect the old iron). In this way, the collection of WEEE does not burden the accounts of the collection service. Where can I throw the Weee .? (Back to top) WEEE should not be thrown into domestic separate waste collection containers and should not be abandoned on the territory because they are hazardous and highly polluting waste. In general, the possibility exists in the municipal area to deliver the WEEE in places suitable for receiving them. It is possible that between one Municipality and another there are small differences regarding the WEEE collection service. To find out how to do the separate collection of WEEE in your Municipality, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section . Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. Remember that since June 2010 whoever distributes electrical and electronic equipment is obliged by law, at the time of supplying a new equipment intended for a family unit, to collect the used equipment free of charge and which is replaced, according to the One to One principle (e.g. example if you buy a new iron, the retailer is obliged, if requested, to collect the old iron). In this way, the collection of WEEE does not burden the accounts of the collection service. Who sells electrical and electronic equipment is required to take back used equipment to be thrown away? (Back to top) Since June 2010, those who distribute electrical and electronic equipment are obliged by law, at the time of supplying a new equipment intended for a household, to collect the used equipment free of charge and which is replaced, according to the One to One principle. (for example, if you buy a new iron, the retailer is obliged, if requested, to collect the old iron). In this way, the collection of WEEE does not burden the accounts of the collection service. What is the eco-center? (Back to top) The eco-center is an equipped and guarded area where you can deliver your waste such as WEEE , furnishings and furniture, aggregates, wood, iron. This waste should not be thrown into domestic separate collection containers and should not be abandoned on the territory because it is hazardous and highly polluting waste. In general, there is the possibility of using an ecological center, collection center or ecological platform in the municipal area. It is possible that between one municipality and another there are differences relating to this service. To find out where the eco-center is located in your municipality, on which days and hours it is open for waste disposal, go to the sectionInformation Materials - Separate collection . Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. On which days is the waste collected? (Back to top) Each municipality has a collection service designed specifically for its needs. The days of waste collection are therefore different from municipality to municipality. To find out on which days waste is collected in your Municipality, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section . Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out the collection calendar of your Municipality to carry out a correct separate waste collection. Where is the collected waste taken? (Back to top) The recovery plants to which the waste from the collection service are brought are different according to the type of waste and the area in which it is collected. Each managing body of the service makes different choices based on the plants in the area, the amount of waste they can receive and the cost of delivery. In most of the information materials produced for the Authorities, it is indicated in which plants the differentiated waste is conducted. Go to the section Information Materials - Separate collection . Search your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the information you need. In the event that this data is not immediately available, it is possible to contact the Company or the Organization and request this information. How is collected waste used / recycled? (Back to top) The waste collected with the differentiated service is conducted in plants that take care of their selection and recycling. Compost, a natural fertilizer used in agriculture and horticulture to provide nutrients to plants and flowers, is produced from the waste from wet waste collection, for example. From the waste from the collection of paper , glass , steel and aluminum , new paper, new glass, new steel and new aluminum are produced. The plastic packaginginstead they can be sent to plants to be recycled in new plastic or plastic fibers with which, for example, artificial textile fibers for clothing are produced. The waste delivered with the collection of non-recyclable undifferentiated dry product cannot be sent for recycling and is therefore taken to landfills, where it will remain for decades or in waste-to-energy plants. This is why it is important to reduce the production of waste and to better separate the materials to be sent for recycling. To find out how to make the collection in your municipality go to the section Submissions - Separate collection . Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and find out all the useful information for a correct separate waste collection. If I have doubts about the separate collection of my municipality, which number can I call? (Back to top) To find out which number to call for information on services, go to the Information Materials - Separate collection section . Search for your Region, Province, Municipality and you will find the number in the information materials prepared for your Municipality. What is home composting? (Back to top) Domestic composting is a practice that involves the self-disposal of wet organic waste (kitchen waste) and dry (garden waste) at home. The decomposition of these materials leads to their transformation into "compost" or soil, a natural fertilizer. Domestic composting makes it possible to reduce the production of waste at the source and therefore reduce the amount of waste that is transported and conducted to the recovery / disposal plants, to recover the organic waste produced directly at home and to produce ecological and cost-effective fertilizer. zero for your garden and for your plants. The first step to good composting is to separate the organic waste from other household waste. What waste can I use for good compost? (Back to top) In home composting you can throw away spoiled food, vegetable and fruit waste, coffee grounds and tea filters, pruning, twigs, straw, dry leaves, grass, cut flowers, pieces of cardboard, shavings, sawdust, napkins whites, dried fruit shells, wood ash, potting soil. Some materials can be thrown into composting but only in small doses and in small pieces such as cooked or raw meat, bones, fish, oil and fats, egg shells. Coated paper, treated wood, fabrics, paints, glass, aluminum, steel, plastic, batteries, nappies, nappies, cigarette filters should not be thrown away in domestic composting. What methods can I use to make home composting? (Back to top) Home composting can be practiced in different ways, all equally valid. Such as the heap. The practice of composting through the heap requires a sufficiently large space. Organic waste is accumulated on a base of dry material that guarantees the circulation of air and water and covered with a fabric to maintain an adequate temperature inside. Or the crate, which differs from the heap because it provides that the materials to be composted are delimited by structures, eg. wooden boards. Or even the hole or fertilizer, prepared in depth and breadth based on the volume of organic waste it has to accommodate. And finally the composter / composter, container of different shapes and materials in which to insert organic waste. The decomposition takes place inside and the compost accumulates on the bottom. What are the rules for good composting? (Back to top) There are five rules for good composting: a suitable place, correct ventilation, draining bottom, right humidity and an adequate carbon / nitrogen ratio. The composting must be placed in a place protected from the sun in summer and cold in winter, ideal in the shade and shelter of a tree, to avoid sudden changes in temperatures inside. The heap of materials must also be able to breathe to allow the decomposing microorganisms to act, the first layer at the base must allow liquids to fall to prevent rot and bad smell and must be sufficiently humid to allow the survival of bacteria useful for composting. Finally, the ratio between Carbon (contained in organic kitchen waste) and Nitrogen (contained in vegetable waste from the garden) must be: one part of nitrogen (garden waste) for 30 parts of carbon (kitchen waste). When can I use my compost as a fertilizer? (Back to top) Based on the decomposition period of the waste, the compost can be defined as fresh (after 4 months) with highly fertilizing but unstable power; and not suitable for direct contact with roots and seeds; compost, on the other hand, is said to be ready (after about 10 months) when it does not produce heat and is stable. It can be used before sowing or decanting and transplants. Finally there is the mature compost (after 12 months). Its fertilizing power is reduced but it can be used directly in contact with seeds and roots in phases such as sowing / transplanting or germination. Last updated Friday, 10 June 2016 10:44 Energeticambiente Srl Società a Socio Unico, soggetta all’attività di direzione e coordinamento di Biancamano S.p.A. Sede Legale e Amministrativa Strada 4, Palazzo Q6 20089 Milanofiori-Rozzano (MI) tel 02528682 1 fax 02528682 253 Capitale Sociale € 5.000.000,00 i.v. Registro Imprese MI/ Cod. fisc. e P. 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