Every effort should be made to avoid the generation of waste in the first place. All unavoidable waste will be strictly separated at source, to enable the highest possible quality of recycling. Participants are asked to actively participate in the waste management initiative and support waste avoidance and waste separation as much as possible. Pictograms provide orientation on which bin should be used:
The yellow recycling bin should be used, among other things, for all product packaging other than glass and paper – so-called lightweight packaging made of plastic, aluminum, tinplate or composites (for example, beverage cartons). Examples include disposable cups, milk and juice containers, straws and yoghurt pots.
The blue paper/ cardboard bin is for collecting paper, cardboard, cartons (taken apart), newspapers and envelopes.
The grey residual waste bin is appropriate for a wide range of other materials, such as leftover food, chewing gum, plasters, sanitary products, used nappies and wooden spoons.