With climate change, solidarity recycling and traditional recycling, to name a few, have become integrated into the habits of people around the world.
The recycling aspect, known as solidarity recycling, tries to take care of the environment and help people without resources.
In other words, through this type of recycling you have encouraged generosity and empathy with people who are homeless or in a difficult economic situation.
Learn more about solidarity recycling and apply it in your habits to be part of the positive change in the environment and in society.
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What is solidarity recycling?
Solidarity recycling is a type of recycling that is promoted by non-governmental organizations or foundations, whose objective is to collect a large amount of products and take them to recycling plants.
Generally, the products to be collected are plastic caps, glass bottles, technology parts such as telephones or aluminium can rings.
By collecting certain items, recycling companies give a monetary reward or exchange them for seeds or water cans, which in turn are destined for the people who need them.
There are also foundations that use the collection system to finance medical treatment for poor people or research into diseases that have no treatment or cure.
Materials collected for solidarity recycling
As the name suggests, the items that are collected must be made from recyclable materials.
An example of the items collected are bottle caps, telephones and can rings.
Bottle caps
Bottle caps are one of the most collected materials when practicing ecological recycling, because they are easy to get and in great quantity.
The recycling companies or green points pay people from 200 to 300 euros for each ton of lids that have been collected.
Mobile phones
Solidarity recycling of mobile phones has two aspects: the use of their raw material or their repair and reuse.
In the case of the raw material, the phones are disassembled and the minerals used in their manufacture, such as coltan, are collected so that they do not pollute the environment.
In the case of reuse, various models of mobile phones are collected and repaired.
These phones are sent to developing countries to enable the right to communication.
Aluminum can rings
In the case of aluminum can rings, some people have started ventures to sell products made from the rings and have earmarked the profits for charitable causes.
Also, the rings can be taken to the nearest recycling center for a monetary reward and for them to reuse the raw material to create new products.
Tips to apply solidarity recycling in your daily life
Whether in your home, your workplace or if you are a business owner, place containers with the capacity to store recyclable items
In this way, other people will also have the possibility of disposing of the items and contributing to solidarity-based recycling.
When the containers do not have the capacity to introduce more recyclable waste, keep them in a bag and take them to the green points for cleaning.
Another action you can do to promote recycling in solidarity is to promote it on your social networks, with a positive message that will motivate your friends and acquaintances to join this generous activity.
In case you have a business, you can make promotions to build loyalty and reward your customers for participating in the collection of recyclable materials.
