Waste separation
Paper, glass, plastics, metals, organic waste, textiles, wood, batteries, electronics: At some point, all of this becomes waste. If carefully separated, this increases the recycling rate and the efficiency of resource utilisation.
Avoiding (plastic) waste reduces the amount of waste produced and less plastic ends up in the environment.
Clearly labelling the waste bins helps ensure proper waste sorting and disposal. Pictograms are particularly good: As universally understandable signs, they enable waste to be correctly allocated to the bins.
A clearly visible explanation of the waste separation system also makes it easier for people who are not familiar with it to dispose of waste correctly.
Further reading
Gemeinsame Stelle dualer Systeme Deutschlands: Mülltrennung wirkt. Wir zeigen, wie und warum.
NABU (Naturschutzbund Deutschland) e. V.: Abfall und Recycling – Müll als Rohstoff wiederverwenden
Theater und Nachhaltigkeit: Abfallwirtschaft