In most cases, household products are taken for disposal, which are recycled or recycled.
But service employees quite often find frankly toxic items in containers.
A good example is the regular headphones, which cannot be called standard garbage.
Let's look into this issue in more detail.
What items should not be thrown in the trash can
Here are 5 examples.
- Battery. It contains heavy metals that can pollute up to 20 square meters of soil. Separate containers have been created for the batteries.
- Mercury thermometer. Mercury vapors are poisonous to humans – they disrupt the nervous system and heart function.
- Energy saving lamps. These lamps contain mercury and are classified as hazardous waste.
- Electrical appliances. This category includes large headphones, telephones and other equipment.
- Unused medications. They can get into groundwater. They should not be flushed down the toilet, among other things.
