Makeup brushes belong to dry garbage/other garbage.
Classification basis: Makeup brushes are made of materials such as plastic, metal and hair, which are usually classified as other garbage/dry garbage in garbage classification. Dry garbage refers to other household wastes other than hazardous waste, recyclables and wet garbage, including bricks, ceramics, slag, toilet waste paper and other difficult-to-recycle wastes.
Treatment suggestions:
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Environmental friendly recycling treatment: If the makeup brush bristles are natural hair and the brush handle is recyclable material, such as wood or a part of plastic, disassemble the makeup brush and
- Treat bristles as hair garbage. In places with corresponding processing capacity, the hair can be composted and other environmentally friendly treatments.
- Put the brush handle and metal ferrule in corresponding recyclable trash according to material, wooden handles to the recyclable wood garbage disposal channel; plastic brush handles to the plastic recycling category, waiting for further processing by professional recycling agencies; aluminum or copper ferrules to the metal recycling category, they will be classified and sorted, and then recycled through smelting, melting or other physical and chemical methods to make new metal products.
- Medical waste treatment (special circumstances): If the makeup brush has been used in a medical beauty environment and may have come into contact with blood or other infectious substances, it must be treated in accordance with medical waste standards. Put it in a special medical waste garbage bag, seal it and hand it over to a qualified medical waste treatment company. These companies will use professional methods such as high-temperature incineration to ensure that the germs are completely eliminated and prevent the spread of diseases.
- Landfill treatment (conditional): For some makeup brushes that cannot be recycled and have no medical risks, they can be buried in landfills that meet environmental protection requirements. But make sure that the brush handle and other materials are degradable （for example Bio-degradable PLA handles）, so that after a long period of decomposition in the soil, it will not cause long-term pollution to the soil environment. However, this method should be used with caution to avoid unnecessary burden on the soil.
Garbage classification helps reduce the amount of garbage disposal and treatment equipment, reduce treatment costs and the consumption of land resources. It has social, economic, and ecological benefits.
