Five-section Model
This collection model is the most common in Catalonia and has five sections that are collected in rubbish bins, in the street or door-to-door: yellow for light packaging, metal items and cartons, green for glass packaging, blue for paper and cardboard, brown for organic waste and grey for general waste.
Multiproduct Model
This collection model has four sections that are collected in rubbish bins or door-to-door: green for glass packaging, brown for organic waste, grey for general waste and multiproduct for light packaging together with paper and cardboard (this container is blue in the La Plana group of municipalities and blue with a yellow lid in other municipalities).
Minimum Waste Model
This collection model has four sections: green for glass packaging, blue for paper and cardboard, brown for organic waste and dark green, known in Catalonia as FIRM, where light packaging (plastic, metal, cartons, cans, etc.) and remaining inorganic waste can be disposed of together. Waste that cannot be recovered is sorted at the Molins de Rei packaging sorting plant.
100% OF GLASS PACKAGING IS RECYCLABLE
NON-PACKAGING PLASTICS ARE ALSO RECYCLABLE
RECYCLING PAPER AND CARDBOARD PREVENTS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
AVOID THROWAWAY CULTURE
PACKAGING MANUFACTURERS PAY FOR RECYCLING
THE GENERAL WASTE SECTION IS ONLY FOR DISPOSING OF ITEMS THAT CANNOT BE RECOVERED
THE SELECTIVE COLLECTION SYSTEM CREATES JOBS
RECYCLE AND SAVE NATURAL RESOURCES
RECYCLED RAW MATERIALS ARE USED TO MAKE NEW PRODUCTS
THE ORGANIC WASTE THAT WE SELECTIVELY DISPOSE OF HAS GREAT BENEFITS
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