Recycling of waste

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Is packaging recycled in Latvia?
What to do with waste paper – old newspapers, magazines, etc?
Which container should I use for polythene chips packets, plastic cream/ yoghurt/ salad containers and sweet wrappers?
Where should I dispose of my old refrigerator, TV-set and computer monitor?

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There are several good reasons why we should sort waste. In this section you will also find some interesting facts about recycled materials.

333 kg of waste is produced per capita in Latvia.
Glass and metal can be melted and recycled an infinite number of times.
If 1 ton of recycled paper saves 14 trees, Latvijas Zaļais punkts has saved 4 205 768 trees or almost 2 trees for every inhabitant of Latvia.
Flakes from recycled PETbottles are also used for textile fibre that is the raw material for making clothes, blankets and carpets.
270 grams of Manganese dioxin, 210 kg of Iron, 160 kg of Zinc and 60 kg of Graphite can be recovered from a ton of power batteries.

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