5 r's of Waste Management

This presentation is about the 5R's of waste management.

1. 5R’s of Waste
Management
Simra Jamali

2. What are 5r’s ?

3. Need of 5R's
Reduces waste disposed off in landfills
Saves energy and natural resources
Creates livelihood by recyclablecollection
Wealth recovery
Recovery of energy, compost, biogas,etc.
Clean environment, less disease

4. Refuse
Do not buy or use plastic
Resist excess consumption
Do not use disposable tableware (paper plates, chopsticks,
paper cups, plastic silverware)
Refuse to buy or accept products that can harm you and
theenvironment.
Don't buy products with unnecessary packaging.
Refuse to use polythene bag, use paper bags instead.

5. Reduce
Limit the amount of time you drive, if possible walk
Use high efficiency light bulbs to conserve energy
Do not waste paper and things to reduce trash
Save water & energy
Eat at home
Think before purchasing, buy only necessities
Buy durable products
Avoid single use items

6. Reuse
Bring your own shopping bags to the store
Reuse bottles/containers as flower vases or pen holders
Write & photocopy on 2 sides of paper
Use rechargeable batteries
Slowly replace any single use items with reusable ones -
likereusable water bottles and mugs.
Reuse packaging material (pallets, drums, bubble wrap or packaging
peanuts).
Reuse shipping containers (boxes, inserts, cartons).
Reuse printer cartridges and have them refilled.

7. Repurpose
Take something and use it for something else.
Repurpose scrap paper for taking notes.
Repurpose metal cans, buckets for creative plant containers.
Repurpose wood crates into benches or shelves.
Repurpose old tires into fences.
Repurpose steel drum as compost bins.

8. Recycle
Breaks material down to its main component and produces new
products.
glass and beverage containers;
aluminum and steel cans;
Newspaper, cardboard and magazines;
Car Parts
Printer Ink, Computers, cell phones
Cans
plastics; white paper for businesses;
nickel cadmium and lead-acidbatteries etc.

9. Importance of 5r's
Waste has become a big challenge for the environment and humans in
modern times. Our water bodies, our grasslands, our fields, our public
spaces; all of them are being affected by the waste we discard. It is
important to take steps for Refusing, Reducing, Reusing and knowing
about Recycling at a young age. It is important to know what we
actually need and what we just want.

10. Thank
You