Mirrors are also glass, why not recyclable?



Recyclable materials mainly include waste paper, waste plastic bottles, waste glass, waste metal, waste wood, waste textiles, waste electrical and electronic products, etc，Glass product   .


Mirrors are also glass, why not recyclable?




According to the classification of household waste, most waste glass products are recyclable, such as various glass containers, glass bottles, broken glass pieces, glass magnifying glasses, glass lampshades, etc.




However, it should be noted that mirrors made primarily of glass are not recyclable.



What kind of garbage does it belong to? The correct answer is other garbage. What we need to understand here is that recyclable waste glass products must be pure glass and cannot be mixed with other materials that are difficult to remove. And the back of the mirror has a layer of silver coating, which gives the mirror a mirror effect. However, the removal cost of this coating is high and does not meet the recycling standards for glass, so the mirror is classified as other waste.





When placing, we should pay attention to gentle handling. Broken mirrors should be wrapped around sharp edges and corners before placing them




Tempered glass is recyclable



Tempered glass is a type of glass that enhances its strength through chemical or physical methods. After recycling, it can be reprocessed into glass products with lower requirements for impurities, such as hollow glass bricks, embossed glass, and can also be baked back into decoration materials such as imitation marble.




Contact lenses belong to other types of garbage




Contact lenses belong to complex component products, which have been contaminated with bacteria and stains after use. They are generally non polluting and have no recycling value, and belong to other types of waste.




Fluorescent tubes belong to hazardous waste




Fluorescent tubes contain heavy metals such as fluorescent powder, liquid metal mercury (mercury), lead, cadmium, etc. These are harmful substances that can harm human health and the natural environment, and are classified as hazardous waste.