4R Principle | Reduce, Reuse, Recycle & Recover - Dream Civil

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4R Principle is the widely used principle in solid waste management and depicts reduce, reuse, recycle & recover. 4R Principle. 1. Importance of the 4R ... SkiptocontentTableofContents 1.Importanceofthe4RPrinciple   2.4RPrinciple–Types   a.Reduce:   b.Reuse:   c.Recycle:   4.Recover:   LatestUpdate:(Accordingtothelatestupdateinthe4RPrinciple,Reprocesshasbeenaddedtobe5RPrinciple.)Theuselessmaterialswhicharisefromvarioushumanactivities(suchasdomestictrash,garbage,metalscrap,etc.)aresolidwastematerials.Theydirectlyaffecttheenvironmentandcauselandpollutionaswellaswaterpollution.Duetotheincreaseinindustrializationandurbanization,manywastematerialscomingfromitarebeingdirectlyexposedinnatureandareharminglivingplantsandanimals.Inthemodernworld,wedependmuchonready-madeandartificialproducts.Therearemanyalternativesavailableforasingleitem.Ithasincreasedtheproductionofsoilwastealongwiththeproblemsrelatedtoit.Formanagingsuchunwantedsolidwastes;the4Rprincipleisintroduced.4RPrincipleisthewidelyusedprincipleinsolidwastemanagementanddepictsreduce,reuse,recycle&recover.  1.Importanceofthe4RPrinciple  Someimportancesofthe4Rprincipleare:a.Toutilizethewastematerials.b.Tomaintainenvironmentalhealth.c.Tominimizelandandwaterpollution.d.Toreduceconsumptionofneedlessitems.e.Topromotetheuseofdegradableproducts.f.Toutilizeproductstotheirmaximumlife.  2.4RPrinciple–Types  4RrepresentsReduce,Reuse,RecycleandRecover.Theyareexplainedbelow:  a.Reduce:  Reduceincludesalltheactivitieswhichreducethegeneratingofsolidwasteintotheenvironment.Weshouldalwaystrytominimizetheunnecessaryuseofartificialthingsorproductsinourdailylife.Wecanreducethesolidwasteinourcommunitybyconsideringthefollowingspoints:1.Weshouldchoosedurableitemswhilebuying.2.Weshouldchangeourhabitofusingthingsi.e.usewashableclothes,napkinsinsteadofnapkinspaper.3.Usewashablecontainersforlunches4.Sacksinsteadofusingnon-reusableplasticbags.5.Weshouldbuyrecycledproducts.6.Itisbettertousecottonbagsforshopping.7.Printonbothsidesofapapersothatwecanreducewasteproduction.8.Warningsignsshouldbeprintedonproductsshowingthedisposalmethod.  b.Reuse:  TheusageofanyproductitselfwithoutchangingitsformandcompositioniscalledReuse.Itistheactofre-claimingtheproductbyusingitfordifferentpurposes.Reuseincreasesthelifeofwasteandreducestheproductionofwastesothatitpreservestheenvironment&itsresources.Reusingproductsnotonlycontributestotheprotectionofnaturebutalsosavesourmoney.Theinitialcostofreusableproductsishighbutishighlybeneficialfromalong-termview.Wecanreusesolidwastebyconsideringthefollowingpoints:1.Usereusableplasticbagsorcottonbagsforshopping.2.Weshoulddonateouroldclothes&otheritemstocharitableorganizations.3.Useplasticgallonstostorewater&oil.4.Useold(second-hand)books,DVDs&CDs,etc.5.Buyarechargeablebattery.6.Reuseelectronicsdevicesafterrepairing.  c.Recycle:  Recyclemeansre-coveringapreviouslyusedobjectandgivingitasecondlife.Theuseofwastebyprocessing&modifyingitintoanotherformiscalledrecycling.Itisdonewhenitisnotpossibletoreuseandreduce.Paper&cardboard,glass,metal,debrisfromconstruction&demolition,etc.canalsoberecycledandusedagain.eg:i.Paperisrecycledtocardboard,toiletpaper,tissuepaper,etc.ii.Thenewspaperisrecycledintoeggcartons,shoeboxes,etc.  4.Recover:  Mostofthematerialsthrowninthegarbagecanbeused&processedinwaysotherthanbeingdestroyed.Suchaprocessisrecovering.eg:a.methanegascanberecoveredfromdecomposingorganicmatters.b.Ifthereisstillplasticwasteleftoverafterbeingreduced,reused,andrecycled.Itcanbeusedtomakeenergy.Itistheprocesstoconvertwasteproductsintoresources(suchasfuel,heat,etc.)throughbiologicalmeans. ReadAlso: SystemofSanitation,ConservancySystem,WaterCarriageSystem ReadAlso:EarthRoad,TypesofEarthRoad,Construction DreamCivilTeamEducationalPlatformUnderNabaBuddhaInstitutePostnavigationTriaxialShearTestonSoil|LabProcedures|Advantages&DisadvantagesofTriaxialShearTestTensionTestonSteelRodAeratedConcrete:Manufacture,Properties&UsesNoFinesConcrete:MixProportion,Strength,Application&MoreVolcanism:Formation,MeaningofVolcanoTypesOfSeismicWaves:Introduction,Primary&SecondaryWavesTypesofearthquake:BasedOnVariousFactorsCopyright@Dreamcivil2022GoTop



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