Whether it is dark, milk or white, the chocolate of Easter eggs puts everyone in agreement. But after having discarded and devoured, the less sweet moment arrives: understand where to throw all the packaging.
The answer is not as obvious as it seems, and many are wrong, ending up polluting even unconsciously.
The first mistake is to call it “Easter egg card“: In most cases, the external envelope has nothing to do with paper, but it is made of plastic, often propylene, a shiny and colorful material that must be thrown into the plastic. In the same collection, the oval container that protects the surprise and the base on which the egg rests go. Even if they seem to be made of different materials, they are part of the same category of waste.
The case is different from some eggs packaged in alternative envelope, such as aluminum, thinner but easily recognizable: in this case, the correct disposal is in the metal container, together with cans and other metal packaging.
If, on the other hand, you have a egg wrapped in fabric or tulleperhaps decorated to impress visually, then it is a refusal that is not recyclable: It should be thrown into the dry residue, as well as ribbon, bows and any type of non -recyclable decoration that accompanies the package.
Let’s not forget the cardboard: the label with the brand, nutritional information or the list of ingredients must be conferred on the collection of paper. It is the only “easy” part to be disposed of, yet often it ends up in the wrong bins.
If something is not clear, there are very useful tools to avoid errors. Among these stands out Junkera free app that recognizes the type of refusal in real time: just frame the bar code on the packaging or write the name of the object to know where to throw it, based on the rules of your municipality.
And if you really don’t want to throw everything away, you can give the packaging a second life with a little imagination. The colored wrapping can be used as a gift card, or transform into a kite for children. The surprise container lends itself very well to become a DIY Maracas, a small object holder, or even a base for craft candles. Small gestures that help reduce waste and stimulate creativity, even after a feast of chocolate.
Easter ends, the chocolate disappears, but the environmental impact of the packaging remains. Discepting them well is not just a duty: it is a habit that makes the difference.
