Reduce Reuse Recycle Solar Power Energy
Generation Guide
Reduce Reuse Recycle Most Of Your Home Products
By Genevieve Thomson
The three "R’s" are something you need to
remember when it comes to environmental services. As
well, it is important to understand how improper waste
disposal impacts our planet.
No, it is not "reading, ’riting, and ’rithmatic."
It actually is reduce reuse recycle and all three are
valuable parts to the bigger solution, which begins
at home with you. Once you know how reducing, reusing
and recycling works you will be able do your part to
help keep landfills free of recyclable materials and
other waste products that could be put to better use.
Reducing The Amount Garbage
The first "R" in the three refers to reducing.
This means to reduce the amount of garbage you generate.
Try to buy items that are going to last longer so you
do not have to buy them as often.
Sure, there will be some items that do not have a long
shelf life but you can still try to find those items
that do. Some packaging contains harsher chemicals than
others. It may cost you a dollar or two more but try
to go with items that have less packaging.
Reuse As Many Products As Possible
In the quest for reduce reuse recycle; reusing is next
on the agenda. Try to reuse as many products as possible
in your own household. Plastic milk jugs make great
pitchers for tea and water.
They can also be used as plant holders once you decorate
them a bit. On a municipal level, reusing also occurs
when recyclables are turned into different products,
such as asphalt for paving roads or new notebooks.
Take Up A Local Recycling Program
The final "R" relates to recycling. This
means utilizing a recycling program from your sanitation
department or local environmental services. You can
ask them what materials are accepted locally and then
get the appropriate recycling containers into which
you can place that material for pick-up.
Plastics go into one container. Paper goes into another
container and glass goes into a separate container.
Then all three, along with garbage that cannot be recycled,
is picked up by your local sanitation or recycling program.
As well, you can recycle your food waste products by
starting a compost heap.
It All Begins At Home
Reduce reuse recycle all begins with you at home. Reduce
the amount of waste that you generate by electing to
use items that last longer. Buy recycled products and
reuse some of the items that you already have in your
home, such as plastic milk jugs.
Separate your garbage into the appropriate recycle
bin. Teach the people around you that recycling is a
great way to help the environment. For more information
on the three "R’s" and how you can do
your part, visit www.epa.org.
Learn how one person can make a difference.
About the Author:
Genevieve Thomson has written a number of articles on
solar power and renewable energy including
Solar Power System,
Wind And Solar Power,
Solar Thermal,
Alternative Power Systems,
Alternative Energy Sources, Ethanol
Fuel , Alternative
Fuel Vehicles, Wetland
Ecosystems, Ecosystem
Conservation, Deforestation,
Forest
Ecosystems, Waste
Management, Recycling
Programs, Curbside
Recycling, Waste
Collection.
Look out for new articles as they become available on
this site.
Little Known Recycling Facts.....
What types of products can be made out of recycled materials?
There is a wide range of products
that can be made out of recycled materials. New notebook
paper can be made out of recycled paper products such
as newspapers and cardboard boxes.
That new park bench is made from
recycled plastics. Even roadways are now being made
with what is known as glass asphalt. Glass asphalt is
recycled glass materials that have been mixed with roadway
construction materials.
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