yellow bin
PAPER ONLY
Paper and cardboard must be collected as a “single material”, meaning on their own, without mixing them with other types of waste.
Books and
notebooks
Paper
bags
Newspapers and
magazines
White and/or printed paper
Small
cardboard boxes
!
WHAT NOT TO PUT HERE
• Packaging cardboard.
• Dirty packaging or packaging with visible residue;
• Used paper tissues;
• Receipts;
• Greaseproof paper or plastic-coated paper (paper used for cold cuts, cheese, etc.);
• Paper contaminated with hazardous substances;
Eco tips
Paper and
its potential
• 90% of cardboard today is made from recycled paper.
• During the production process, recycling paper saves up to 438,000 tons of water.
• Thanks to paper recycling, harmful emissions are reduced in Italy every year, by an amount equivalent to stopping all traffic across the country for 6 days and 6 nights.
OTHER WASTE CATEGORIES
Light
packaging
Glass
only
Organic
waste
Residual
waste
