Attention athletes: With these tips you can separate your waste correctly!

Attention athletes: With these tips you can separate your waste correctly!

Sport is not only good for your health, but can also be environmentally conscious. Particularly when doing sports, waste is often generated, be it packaging for snacks or drinks, which quickly becomes trash. A look at the correct waste separation during sports can help to protect the environment and save resources. Here are some very practical tips from the initiative “Waste separation works”, which informs athletes in Germany about the correct disposal of their waste.

Every day, Germans spend an average of around 34 minutes doing sports. Of course, snacks and drinks should not be missing. But how do you properly dispose of the empty packaging? The initiative recommends throwing packaging such as foil, plastic bags and plastic tubes into the yellow bin or yellow bag. However, they should be completely empty; Simply scraping them out is enough to recycle them correctly. This protects the climate and the environment, because around four million tons of raw materials from used packaging are recycled in Germany every year Radio Herford reported.

Important tips for waste separation

When exercising, waste should be separated on site. If there are no separate waste containers, it is advisable to transport the waste in the sports bag and then dispose of it correctly at home. Pay attention to both beverage cartons and energy bar packaging, which also belong in the yellow bin. Deposit packaging must be returned to retailers, while glass bottles should be sorted by color and placed in the appropriate waste glass containers.

• Verpackungen wie Folien und Beutel in die Gelbe Tonne
• Organische Abfälle wie Obstschalen gehören in die Biotonne
• Leere Glasflaschen farblich sortiert entsorgen

Another important aspect is the selection of sports equipment. This has a limited lifespan and broken items should be disposed of with general waste. Larger or electronic devices belong to the recycling center as electronic waste. If there is no longer any use for old training equipment, you can dispose of it with bulky waste free of charge. More and more people are turning to fitness studios that pursue sustainable approaches and consume less energy.

Do sport sustainably

Sport can not only be a way to achieve personal fitness, but also to protect the environment. Environmentally friendly sports such as jogging, cycling or hiking are very popular, while fitness studios use a lot of energy. The applicable rules for protecting nature should also be observed when doing outdoor activities. Driving maneuvers by bike or on foot are examples of an environmentally friendly journey to exercise.

Small steps can have a big impact: the use of reusable drinking bottles, lunch boxes and a focus on sustainable sports are already a start to reducing the burden on the environment. Manufacturers of sustainable sports clothing, such as Trigema or Patagonia, offer environmentally friendly alternatives.

Environmentally conscious behavior in sports is not just a trend, but a necessity. I rely on the tips from Berlin Recycling Athletes can not only do something actively for their own health, but also take responsibility for the environment. By prioritizing waste separation and using environmentally friendly products, you can enjoy the sport with a clear conscience. The initiative has even launched a competition in which clubs even have the chance to create win-win situations - through proper waste separation and at the same time the opportunity to win for the club's coffers.