Have you ever thought about all the garbage we generate per day? Have you come to imagine the amount of garbage that is generated worldwide and where does it end? Undoubtedly, it is an issue that is currently becoming increasingly aware because space on Earth is finite. However, so that we can take part in the matter and help the planet, in the first place, we must know that there are two large garbage groups with different characteristics that will influence their treatment. In this ecology article, we tell you What is organic and inorganic garbage and examples of them.
What is garbage
When we talk about “garbage” we refer to any residue, that is, to any unwanted material or set of them, generally in solid state, although they can also be found in liquid and gaseous states, which has its origin in different human or animal activities that produce waste that is intended to be discarded. This garbage is normally deposited in specific places for its collection, such as containers, after which it will go to landfills.
Now, the term “garbage” is very wide, because as we have just discussed, we call any waste material. The composition of this waste depends on the quality of life and economic activity of the area where it is generated. But not everything is as bad as it seems until now, because many components of the waste generated are profitable and have value for the Recycling processes. For example, here we explain the recycling process of a plastic bottle.
Deepening The types of garbage Of those we talked, these can be classified according to their composition and their origin. According to its composition, garbage is basically classified as Organic garbage and inorganic garbageof which we will talk below, in the following sections.
If we refer to garbage originwaste can be considered as:
- Domestic waste: all those that occur in homes from the activities that are developed in them. It also includes electronic waste and electrical appliances, clothing, furniture …
- Commercial waste: generated by the activities carried out in the different shops.
- Industrial waste: from industrial activity such as manufacturing, transformation, consumption, cleaning or maintenance.
- Hospital waste: which are generally considered hazardous waste.
- Spatial waste or space garbage: constituted by objects and pieces of artificial materials of human origin without utility that are in the terrestrial orbit. In this other article we talk more about space garbage: what is, consequences and solutions.
- Construction waste: the waste of the works and that also include demolition waste.
Here you can read more about what solid waste is and how they are classified.
What is organic garbage and examples
When we talk about organic garbage we talk about those waste of biological originthat is, they have their origin in living beings, or those resulting from all the processing of food products. Although they can be more unpleasant to our senses, due to their decomposition, it is true that they are much less problematic for the environment because they are biodegradable waste and be able to break down without too much difficulty. It is for this reason that they are usually used in the elaboration of fertilizers or composts used in gardening.
There are diverse types and examples of organic garbage And some of them are:
- Food remains such as egg shells or fruits, seeds, oil, bones, food in poor condition, vegetables …
- Paper and cardboard, napkins, paper towels.
- Remains of plants pruning gardening, such as leaves or branches.
- Body waste of animals such as hair, nails, feathers, excrement …
- Cotton and clothing made from this, gauze.
- Created garments based on skins.
- Remains of dead animals.
Learn more reading this other post about what organic garbage is.
What is inorganic garbage and examples
On the contrary, inorganic garbage refers to those undone whose origin is not biological. It is this waste that may result very harmful to the environment because being made with synthetic elements are much more difficult to degrade. For this reason, they remain in the environment unchanged for much longer with the consequent pollution problems they can generate.
It should be noted that in many cases inorganic garbage can be reused or recycled. However, the other part of inorganic garbage is not recyclable, so the only way to treat it so that it does not harm the environment is to confine it in adequate containers for it. The greatest responsible for this type of garbage are large industries, although households also generate it, but in much lower quantities.
If there were many cases of organic garbage, inorganic garbage there are also numerous examples. Some of the Inorganic garbage examples clearer are the following:
- Glass objects, such as bottles, crystals …
- Packaging and plastic objects.
- Aluminum cans, such as soda or canned cans.
- PVC materials.
- Batteries
- Health or hospitable garbage, such as cotton gauze, plastic syringes. As we mentioned earlier, due to the danger of these compounds, regardless of whether they are composed of organic materials or not, they are considered as inorganic garbage.
- Fabrics
- Batteries
- Appliances
- Furniture.
- Tires
- Polyethylene bags.
- Aerosols
- Radiographs
- Compact discs.
In this other ecology article, we offer more information about inorganic garbage with examples and below you can watch a video on this topic.
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