Common recyclable garbage in life mainly includes waste paper: newspapers, book paper, wrapping paper, office paper, advertising paper, cartons and so on. However, paper towels and toilet paper are too water-soluble to be recycled. Plastics: all kinds of plastic bags, plastic foams, plastic packaging, disposable plastic lunch boxes and tableware, hard plastics, plastic cups, mineral water bottles, etc. Glass: glass bottles and broken glass pieces, mirrors, light bulbs, thermos bottles, etc. Metals: cans, tin cans, toothpaste skin, etc. Cloth: mainly includes discarded clothes, tablecloths, towels, cloth bags, etc. Common garbage that is easy to decompose under natural conditions, such as skins, vegetable leaves, leftovers, flowers, branches and leaves, etc., are not recyclable.

Recyclable garbage mainly includes waste paper, plastic, glass, metal and cloth. Examples are as follows:

Waste paper: mainly includes newspapers, periodicals, books, various wrapping papers, office paper, advertising paper, cartons and so on. However, it should be noted that paper towels and toilet paper are too water soluble to be recycled.

Plastics: mainly include all kinds of plastic bags, plastic packaging materials, disposable plastic lunch boxes and tableware, toothbrushes, cups, mineral water bottles, etc.

Glass: mainly includes all kinds of glass bottles, broken glass, mirrors, light bulbs, thermos bottles and so on.

Metal objects: mainly include cans, cans, toothpaste skins, etc.

Cloth: mainly includes discarded clothes, tablecloths, towels, schoolbags, shoes, etc.

Garbage other than recyclables is basically waste. Such as cigarette butts, chicken feathers, waste electricity, coal cinders, construction waste, paints and pigments, food residues and so on.

Toxic garbage, including waste batteries, fluorescent tubes, mercury thermometers, paint cans, medicines, cosmetics, etc.