Less Waste
Throwing things away is a waste of the energy and resources taken to make the product. Reducing the number of things that need to be thrown away, reduces the amount of materials which have to be quarried and mined.
Reduce, Re-use, Repair and Recycle
Reduce
We should all, avoid products with excessive packaging
Extra energy used in the production of the packaging
The extra volume and weight will have been transported (by lorries, aircraft, ships etc.)
The packaging will be thrown out and will need to be collected from your home by a large waste disposal truck
Packaging then takes more space at land fill sites
Re-use
Everyone should try and re-use products for as long as feasibly possible. It is amazing how often people buy certain products and use them only once or twice, even though they can be re-used may times. For instance can you think of some items of clothes you have warn only once?
Throwing things away is a waste of the energy and resources taken to make the product. Reducing the number of things that need to be thrown away, reduces the amount of materials which have to be quarried and mined.
Reduce, Re-use, Repair and Recycle
Reduce
We should all, avoid products with excessive packaging
Extra energy used in the production of the packaging
The extra volume and weight will have been transported (by lorries, aircraft, ships etc.)
The packaging will be thrown out and will need to be collected from your home by a large waste disposal truck
Packaging then takes more space at land fill sites
Re-use
Everyone should try and re-use products for as long as feasibly possible. It is amazing how often people buy certain products and use them only once or twice, even though they can be re-used may times. For instance can you think of some items of clothes you have warn only once?
Recycle
Recycling uses less energy and produces less pollution than making things from scratch.
For example:-
Making Aluminum cans from old ones uses one twelfth of the energy to make them from raw materials.
For glass bottles, 315kg of CO2 is saved per tonne of glass recycled after taking into account the transportation and processing
Making bags from recycled polythene takes one third the Sulphur Dioxide and half the Nitrous Oxide, than making them from scratch.
Another form of recycling is composting household and garden waste.
Why compost?
it helps fertilize soil, making plants and vegetables grow better
using home made compost will minimizes depletion of peat bogs
reduces the number of refuse collections needed
reduces the strain on land fill sites
What can you compost?
Garden waste (fallen leaves, grass cuttings and prunings)
Kitchen waste (such as raw vegetables, fruit, crushed egg shells, tea leaves and tea bags)
In addition try, shredded paper and cardboard.
Glass Recycling Bins
Garden Composter
Gifting items to charity is also an excellent form of recycling. Charities not only sell old clothes, but would also appreciate other house hold items, such as books, music CDs, videos, etc. As well as saving the planet against global warming you will also be helping others.
Throwing things away is a waste of the energy and resources taken to make the product. Reducing the number of things that need to be thrown away, reduces the amount of materials which have to be quarried and mined.
Reduce, Re-use, Repair and Recycle
Reduce
We should all, avoid products with excessive packaging
Extra energy used in the production of the packaging
The extra volume and weight will have been transported (by lorries, aircraft, ships etc.)
The packaging will be thrown out and will need to be collected from your home by a large waste disposal truck
Packaging then takes more space at land fill sites
Re-use
Everyone should try and re-use products for as long as feasibly possible. It is amazing how often people buy certain products and use them only once or twice, even though they can be re-used may times. For instance can you think of some items of clothes you have warn only once?
Throwing things away is a waste of the energy and resources taken to make the product. Reducing the number of things that need to be thrown away, reduces the amount of materials which have to be quarried and mined.
Reduce, Re-use, Repair and Recycle
Reduce
We should all, avoid products with excessive packaging
Extra energy used in the production of the packaging
The extra volume and weight will have been transported (by lorries, aircraft, ships etc.)
The packaging will be thrown out and will need to be collected from your home by a large waste disposal truck
Packaging then takes more space at land fill sites
Re-use
Everyone should try and re-use products for as long as feasibly possible. It is amazing how often people buy certain products and use them only once or twice, even though they can be re-used may times. For instance can you think of some items of clothes you have warn only once?
Recycle
Recycling uses less energy and produces less pollution than making things from scratch.
For example:-
Making Aluminum cans from old ones uses one twelfth of the energy to make them from raw materials.
For glass bottles, 315kg of CO2 is saved per tonne of glass recycled after taking into account the transportation and processing
Making bags from recycled polythene takes one third the Sulphur Dioxide and half the Nitrous Oxide, than making them from scratch.
Another form of recycling is composting household and garden waste.
Why compost?
it helps fertilize soil, making plants and vegetables grow better
using home made compost will minimizes depletion of peat bogs
reduces the number of refuse collections needed
reduces the strain on land fill sites
What can you compost?
Garden waste (fallen leaves, grass cuttings and prunings)
Kitchen waste (such as raw vegetables, fruit, crushed egg shells, tea leaves and tea bags)
In addition try, shredded paper and cardboard.
Glass Recycling Bins
Garden Composter
Gifting items to charity is also an excellent form of recycling. Charities not only sell old clothes, but would also appreciate other house hold items, such as books, music CDs, videos, etc. As well as saving the planet against global warming you will also be helping others.
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