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Is the empty shaving foam box classified as hazardous waste?

Yes, if the shaving foam can has the hazard symbol (usually a flame) printed on it, the can belongs to the hazardous waste group and should be taken to a collection point.

If there is no danger symbol on the aluminum or plastic spray can, it can be disposed of with normal waste. This applies not only to shaving foam, but also to cans such as deodorant, hairspray and mousse.

Do shampoo plastic bottles belong to PET waste?

No, they do not belong to PET waste – only PET beverage bottles are allowed there. But you don’t have to throw plastic shampoos, conditioners, shower gels, make-up removers, sunscreen products and roll-on deodorants into the household waste: many retailers and collection points in Switzerland collect these plastic containers for free.

What to do with an empty lipstick or deodorant stick?

Advise Swiss Recycling together with L’Oréal Switzerland on the “schoen-trennen.ch” platform that any packaging you are not sure about should be disposed of in the household rubbish. So lipstick, mascara, eyeshadow, deodorant sticks, face mask bags or make-up removal wipes can end up in the regular trash. However, the cardboard packaging of these products is included in the cardboard collection.

Can the nail polish bottle with brush and cap go into the glass container?

Yes. This small cover does not contaminate the glass collection and does not affect the quality of recycling. “On the other hand, if the cap/brush is removed, nail polish residues can leak out and contaminate the collection”.

Perfume bottles, skin care creams, ampoules and roll-on deodorants made of glass also belong to the glass container. However, in these products, the cap must be disposed of separately.

In which glass container should I throw a blue perfume bottle?

Colored glass (blue, red and everything else) should be thrown into the green glass trash.

Can the aluminum packaging of a cream be put into the aluminum collection?

Yes, all aluminum tubes and aluminum cream cans are allowed in the aluminum collection.

Only aluminum aerosol cans should be disposed of as hazardous waste (if there is a danger mark on the can) or household waste. Swiss Recycling writes that the main reason it was disposed of separately is that aluminum spray cans are pressurized containers and these are currently not recyclable. In addition, they are pressure vessels that can be damaged mechanically during sorting and can be thrown into the air due to the gas released.

Source : Blick