What Are the Colors and Symbols of the Trash Bins?

The colors and markings of the sorting trash bins represent the following:

1. Red

Red represents hazardous waste. Hazardous substances include waste batteries, fluorescent tubes, paints, expired medicines, cosmetics and other substances that are not recyclable and have certain pollution hazards.

2. Green

Green represents kitchen waste. Kitchen waste can be used as a fertilizer for plant nutrients. After the soil is buried, it can be decomposed and absorbed by natural microorganisms and plants, playing the role of waste reuse.

3. Blue

Blue represents recyclable and reused waste, including plastic, paper, metal and other valuable substances, which will be included in the waste recycling system for resource regeneration and disposal.

4. Gray

Garbage other than hazardous substances and recyclable substances, bricks, ceramics, muck and other wastes that are difficult to recycle, such substances will generally be incinerated or buried.