Reduce, reuse, recycle

1. Reduce, Reuse, RecycleReduce, Reuse, Recycle
Produce less waste by practicing Produce less waste by practicing
the 3 Rsthe 3 Rs

2. The 3Rs
REUSE
RECYCLE
REDUCE

3. Ways to REDUCE
USE LESS
RAW MATERIALS
BUY
TOXIC FREE
PRODUCTS
PURCHASE
DURABLE
GOODS
REDUCE

4. Ways to REUSE
REPAIR
ITEMS USE
DURABLE
MUGS
REFILL
BOTTLES
DONATE
REFILL
PENS
USE
CLOTH
NAPKINS
USE
CLOTH
TOWELS
REUSE
BOXES
REUSE:

5. Benefits of RECYCLING
LESS LANDFILLS
&INCINERETORS
CREATES
JOBS
SUPPLIES
RAW MATERIALS
SAVES
ENERGY
LESS
POLLUTANTS
KEEPS
RESOURCES
RECYCLE

6. The 4th R: RESPOND
i.e,buying Recycled
Products
•To create an ECONOMIC
INCENTIVE for recyclable materials
to be manufactured and marketed
•To SAVE RESOURCES for future
generations

7. COMPOSTING
•Composting is another way of
Recycling:
•It is the controlled biological
decomposition of ORGANIC
MATTER, such as FOOD and YARD
WASTES, into humus

8. Benefits of Composting
REDUCES
PESTICIDES
&FERTILIZERS
PROTECTS
SOIL
LESS
POLLUT.
INCREASES
BENEFICIAL
ORGANISMS
LESS
LANDFILLS
REDUCES
PLANT
DISEASES
PRODUCES
HUMUS
COMPOSTING

9. HOUSEHOLD
HAZARDOUS WASTE
LABELS identifying hazardous components:
•DANGER
•TOXIC
•CAUTION
•CORROSIVE
•FLAMMABLE
•POISON

10. HOUSEHOLD
HAZARDOUS WASTE
(HHW)
•Reduce the use of hazardous products
•Give leftover products to someone else to
use
•Prevent HHW being disposed of in common
landfills and combustors