REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
“HERO WAYS, ZERO WASTE”
I think it’s safe to say that we’ve all heard about the three
R’s of waste management; reduce, reuse, and recycle. But do you know why they
are in that order and what each one entails? In order to fully understand the
meanings of the three R’s we need to talk about the impact solid waste has on
the earth annually.
Reduce As you can likely deduce from its
being the first of the three R’s, reducing is the best way to go about managing
solid waste. It’s quite simple really, the less you use the less waste you will
produce. This R causes the most unease in consumers because we tend to think we
need to cut back on everything or we won’t be making an impact. This is not the
case, though. By just doing a few things to cut back you can noticeably reduce
your waste without totally altering your lifestyle.
Reuse The second R is for reuse. This one
is becoming more and more popular with the surge of upcycling and craft
projects all over the web. If you reuse something as opposed to throwing it
away you keep waste out of landfills and create something new.
Recycle The final, and probably the best
known, R stands for recycling. As you probably know, recycling is the process
of remanufacturing a product to be sold as new. Along with the basics of paper,
plastic, glass, and cardboard there are tons of items which can be recycled
that you may not even realize. And remember, recycling only works if you
complete the process by buying recycled materials.
References: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ever-wondered-why-3rs-important-abhishek-gupta
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