Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Your Waste
May 8, 2009 by Eugene Tay
Filed under Individuals and Homes
You can practise the 3 Rs in your daily lives – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (in order of sequence). The sequence is important, as source reduction is usually the best way to minimise waste while recycling still has some impact on the environment and should be done last. Waste minimisation helps to conserve resources and reduce energy usage in the production and transportation process.
Visit the Zero Waste Singapore website to learn more about how you can Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
Reduce
- Design and Make Sustainable Products
- Buy and Use Only What You Need
- Eliminate the Excessive Use of Paper
- Avoid Disposable Items
- Choose Products with Less Packaging
- Conduct a Waste Audit
- Don’t Waste Food
Reuse
- DIY and Turn Waste Into Useful Items and Art
- Give It Away
- Sell for Cash
- Share, Borrow or Rent Tools and Items
- Send It for Repair or Fix It Yourself
- Learn How to Make Paper Models
Recycle
- Where Can I Find Recycling Bins?
- Start Composting at Home
- Start Recycling at Home
- Start Recycling at Work
- Start Recycling at School
- Paper Recycling
- Plastics Recycling
- Metal Recycling
- Glass Recycling
- Food Waste Recycling
- Wood and Horticultural Waste Recycling
- Electrical and Electronic Waste Recycling
- Tyres Recycling
- Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling
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The things that we consider as waste may not totally be true. What we need is the right attitude and information on how to maximize the use of our waste materials. The plastic bottles can be recycled or reused, and the same goes with paper. We can have our used papers shredded and they can serve a number of uses in our households and even in our gardens when we are making compost. Being practical does not only save you from spending, but it also shows that you are concerned with the planet’s cry for help regarding reducing waste.
Everyone has a part to play.
Reuse, reduce and recycle.
Use recycle bags when you go shopping the next time.
There is a song about Reduce, Reuse & Recycle. It is under the NEA Eco Music Challenge 2011, http://nea.ecomusic.sg/emc2finalists.php. It is under: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (Reduce Reuse Recycle Your Things) by Sold Out Lies. You may want to check it out to see whether it helps to raise the teenager’s moral in Reduce, Reuse & Recycle.