Other waste
Household cooking oil
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Frying oil. Oil from tinned food Vegetable oil.
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Engine oil. Non-vegetable oil.
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How to leave your waste
- Put the used cooking oil in a used bottle.
- Put a lid on the bottle and take it to the cooking oil container.
- Put the full bottle with the lid on inside the cooking oil container.
- Go back to the first point with a new bottle.
They can be placed in the oil container located on the public road or in the civic amenity sites.
Advantagesof selective collection of cooking oil.
- Avoid waste production.
- Recover a reusable product.
- Reduce consumption of natural resources used in the production of fuel, animal fodder, soap and industrial goods.
Recoveringcollected oil.
- Biodiesel.
- Animal fodder.
- Soaps and industrial goods.
- Hotels, bars and restaurants. Companies that collect cooking oil offer a direct collection service for large producers.
Problemscaused by poor management.
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- Sea pollution.
- Sewer and drainage issues.
- Poorly functioning sewerage treatment facilities.
And don’t forget…
1 LITRE OF OIL CAN CONTAMINATE 3000 LITRES OF WATER.
TEXTILES, CLOTHES AND TOYS
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Clothes. Textiles (cloths). Footwear. Toys.
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| NO |
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Small household appliances. Books. Household decor. Furniture.
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Textiles are recoverable waste, whatever state they are, they can be used. Put them in the red container.
How to leave your waste
- Put waste in plastic bags.
- Put the plastic bag in the container.
They can be placed in the textiles container located on the public road or in the civic amenity sites.
Advantagesof selective collection of textiles.
- Avoid waste production.
- Recover materials.
- Increase reuse.
- Reduce the use of natural resources in the clothing and toy production.
Textile recovery:
- Donations.
- Sale in charity shops.
- Sale of rags to wholesalers.
Rememer…
TEXTILE WASTE REPRESENTS 4.5% OF WASTE GENERATED
Construction and demolition and inert
Red Insular Collection Centre Management.
- Waste: Generated from construction and demolition works.
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- Construction waste.
- Excavated earth.
- Insulation material.
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For good management, large quantities are put in a controlled waste deposit for inert waste via authorised waste dealers.
- Advantages
- Avoid waste production.
- Recover materials.
- Recovery of construction and demolition waste
- Restoration of the island’s inactive quarries.
- Recycled sand and gravel
Garden waste and trimmings
Red Insular Collection Centre Management.
- • Waste: material generated from gardening and pruning activities.
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- Tree trunks.
- Branches.
- Herbs and flowers.
- Leaves (palm trees, etc).
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In large quantities, however, they would have to be managed by authorised companies.
- Advantages
- Avoid waste production.
- Recover resources.
- Increase repurposing.
- Recovery
- Can be used for organic fertilizer by through composting at home.
Bulky waster and waste electrical and electronic equipment
Red Insular Collection Centre Management
- Waste: large waste electrical and electronic equipment.
What can I leave at the special waste disposal point?
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Heavy furniture (sideboards, chests of drawers, wardrobes, etc) Light furniture (shelves, nightstands, etc). Mattresses and sofas Chairs, armchairs, etc Tyres. Bicycles
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| WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT |
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Household appliances (fridge, TV, washing machine, etc) Small electrical appliances (toaster, hairdryer, hoover, etc) PC towers, TVs and monitors Air conditioners. Consumer electronics (disk drives, DVD players, videogame controllers, etc) Computer accessories (PC mouse, earphones, headphones, etc) |
Bulky waste and waste electrical and electronic equipment in a good condition that can be reused by the Deixalles Foundation provides a free home collection service (Tel. 900 772 211). In the case of private individuals, the municipal waste services can collect it. Phone: 971318485
In the case of private individuals, the municipal waste services can collect it. Phone: 971318485.
Advantagesof collection
- Avoid waste production.
- Recover resources.
- Increase reuse.
- Reduce raw materials in manufacturing processes
Recovery
- Reuse
- Donations
- Sale in charity shops.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Red Insular Collection Centre Management
- Waste: Containing any substance or element that may require a specific decontamination process to reduce its danger.
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- Oils
- Paints and varnishes
- Cleaning products
- Used batteries, etc
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This waste subsequently undergoes treatment and decontamination processes undertaken by authorised dealers.
However, large quantities need to be managed by authorised companies.
- End-of-life vehicles: motor cars
- Management: Authorisation centre for their approval and decontamination. By way of the dealers authorised by the Department of Environment of the Balearic Government.
- Hazardous end-of-life vehicle waste:
- Fuel.
- Refrigerant.
- Brake fluid, etc.
Medication
Sorting: SIGRE Point containers at pharmacies.
Waste: Leftover medicine and packaging.
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- Medicine.
- Medicine packaging.
- Leftover medicine.
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Recycle properly
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