Identify the non-recyclable wastes among the following.

Among the listed items thermocol and tetra packs are the non-recyclable ones in ordinary waste streams.

Statement 1, paper, is readily recyclable into fresh pulp and new paper products.

Statement 2, plastic bottles, are commonly recycled, often into fibres and new containers.

Statement 3, thermocol, is expanded polystyrene that is bulky and generally not recycled through normal channels.

Statement 4, tetra packs, combine paper, plastic and foil layers that are hard to separate and recycle.

Statement 5, metal, is one of the most valuable and easily recycled materials.

Segregating waste at source is the key step that makes recycling of the recoverable fractions possible.