Table 1.
Waste is separated into the following categories.
| Paper | Plastics | Metals | Glass | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White paper | PP | Diverse materials | Iron | White glass | Electric and electronic waste |
| Coloured paper | Plastic cups | Aluminium | Green glass | Batteries | |
| Mixed paper | Plastic lids | Cupper | Brown glass | Fluorescent lamps | |
| White paper trims | PS | Diverse materials | Zamac | Mixed glass | Car batteries |
| White and coloured paper trims | Plastic lids | Tetra Pak | |||
| Cardboard | HDPE | White | |||
| Newspaper | Coloured | ||||
| Journals | Oil containers | ||||
| Cardboard tubes | Plastic lids | ||||
| PET | Coloured | ||||
| White | |||||
| Oil container | |||||
| Mixed | |||||
PET: Polyethylene terephthalate; HDPE: high-density polyethylene; PS: polystyrene; PP: polypropylene.