There are still many mistakes made when differentiating paper and cardboard: small oversights and habits that are easy to modify and correct, thus ensuring an increase in the quality of the collection. It is important to know that from 2023 we have an extra help: on each packaging we find the enviro...

Papers for gastronomic use are among the types of paper that we handle most in everyday life: think of the paper to wrap focaccia or sliced pizza, or that for the packaging of cold cuts, cheeses or fishery products. Often and willingly, however, we are unsure about their correct destination in separ...

When the ice cream is over, where does the cup go? A paper cup without obvious ice cream residue should be disposed of with paper and cardboard. A paper cup labeled as “compostable” on the packaging should be placed in the organic waste

For example, the chip bag, the popcorn container, or the fried fish container? If food residues cannot be removed, they cannot go in the paper. They must be thrown in the organic waste if they are certified compostable.

The pizza container should be thrown away with the paper, like a normal packaging box. If instead it is soaked with food residues and pieces of food, there are three operations to do: the food remains go in the wet collection; the clean lid - which usually is not touched by the pizza - shoul...

You might be tempted to throw paper tissues in the paper and cardboard recycling, considering the name that explicitly recalls cellulose… We tell you right away that it DEPENDS. Let’s look at the various cases together. Regardless of the use that is made of them, used tissues themselves must b...

Whether it’s a bread bag or a fruit bag, when it’s made of a single material, it always goes in the paper collection! Before throwing it away, make sure there are no pieces of food inside!