Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Knowledge Bank - Solar Schools

Recycling uses old products in new ways. Reduce means to minimise the amount of waste we create. Reuse refers to using items more than once. Recycle means ... close Home About Teacher'sToolkit KnowledgeBank Schools Glossary Login PlanetWatch Contact News Reduce,Reuse,Recycle KeepitonRepeat KnowledgeBank Sustainability Reduce,Reuse,Recycle InaFlash TheThreeRssavesmoneyandenergyandreduceslandfill. The3'R's Reduce,Reuse,Recycle–thesethree'R'wordsareanimportantpartofsustainableliving,astheyhelptocutdownontheamountofwastewehavetothrowaway. It'sReallysimple! Reducetheamountofwasteyouproduce. Reuseitemsasmuchasyoucanbeforereplacingthem. Recycleitemswhereverpossible. Usingthe3'R'salsohelpstominimisetheamountofspaceneededforlandfillsites,wherewastematerialsaredisposedof. BurningQuestions Waterisapreciousresource.Howcanyouuselessofit? R1:HowcanIreducetheamountofwasteIproduce? Thefirst'R'isallaboutcreatinglesswaste.Herearesomeofthewaysyoucandothis: Onlybuywhatyouneed Chooseproductswithlesspackaging Buyinbulk Lookforitemsthatyoucanre-use Reducingtheamountofwasteweallgenerateisagreatwaytobenefittheenvironment. Recyclingolditemshelpstoreducewastesenttolandfill. R2:HowcanIreusewhatIhave? Thesecond'R'looksathowyoucanusecertainitemsagain(ideallymultipletimes)beforereplacingthem.Herearesomeideas: Refillawaterbottlewithwaterfromhomeinsteadofbuyinganewone Updateyourcomputerratherthanthrowingitoutandgettingareplacement Ditchplasticbagsandchoosereusable,environmentally-friendlybagsinstead Abonusofreusing?Aswellashelpingtheenvironment,youcouldsavemoneytoo! R3:HowcanIrecycletheproductsIuse? Thethird'R'isaboutmakingsureyouseparateitemsthatcanberecycled,meaningtheycanbeusedforanewpurpose. Materialsthatcanberecycledinclude: Glass Cardboard Aluminium Leadbatteries Beforeyouthrowsomethingaway,thinkaboutwhetherallorpartofitcouldberecycled. Forexample,didyouknowthecomponentsofyouroldcomputercanberecycledtomakenewcomponents? Arethereanymore'R's? Sometimes,twomore'R'scanbeaddedtothethreebasicones. Rethinkcanbeaddedtothestartofthelist.Itmeansweshouldthinkaboutthewayouractionsimpacttheenvironment. Recoverissometimesaddedtotheendofthelist.Itreferstotheactofputtingwasteproductstouse.Forexample,decomposinggarbageproducesmethanegas,whichcanberecoveredandburnttoproduceenergy. WhatDoYouMean? Recyclingusesoldproductsinnewways. Reducemeanstominimisetheamountofwastewecreate. Reusereferstousingitemsmorethanonce. Recyclemeansputtingaproducttoanewuseinsteadofthrowingitaway. Rethinkisaboutconsideringhowouractionsaffecttheenvironment. Recoverreferstothepracticeofputtingwasteproductstouse. Landfillisasitewherewastematerialsaredisposedof. CoolFacts Onaverage,everypersoninAustraliageneratesmorethan2000kgofrubbisheachayear! CoolFacts Theenergysavedbyrecyclingoneplasticdrinkbottleisenoughtopoweracomputerfor25minutes. CoolFacts Foreverytonneofpaperthatisrecycled,13treesaresaved. SpeedySummary Artistsrecycletocreatesomethingnewfromsomethingold. The3'R's–Reduce,Reuse,Recycle–areallaboutminimisingtheamountofwasteweproduce,reusingproductsasmuchaswecan,andrememberingtorecycleanymaterialsthatcanbeusedforanewpurpose. Teacher'sToolkit Takethistotheclassroom! Curriculumreadycontent. UnitPlan GlobalSystemsandClimateChange Year 10 LessonPlans Makingadifference Lesson 8-12 keyboard_arrow_up