Is that true? I thought recycling was giving new purpose to an old object. Reuse to me implies another person using the object but in the same way it was originally intended.
I would argue that repair is part of re-use, since you are allowing it to be used again. So would be part of the second r. The first r is reduce, which would boil down to: if you already have one, don’t buy another. It’s more effective to not need the resources in the first place.
I like those 6, but was not the mnemonic that was advertised around me. In general the order follows the life cycle of the minerals, so reduce is first as it means you dig up less. Reuse/repair is after it has been dug up, so less goes to disposal.
But you should first try to reuse something bedore you start to repurpose (or reuse it).
If it can’t be repaired or it isn’t viable enough (because nobody want’s it or nobbody wants to pay for the repair) then reuse it
That’s reusing, not recycling.
Remember, recycling is the last of the 3 Rs. You should reduce or reuse first.
The third one is ECYCE
Is that true? I thought recycling was giving new purpose to an old object. Reuse to me implies another person using the object but in the same way it was originally intended.
No, that’s reusing. Recycling is breaking down the product into materials so it can be used to make new stuff.
The cycle in recycle means the production cycle.
Reparing is the first one, idk where reduce comes into the saying.
Maybe we need to include a 4th R?
I would argue that repair is part of re-use, since you are allowing it to be used again. So would be part of the second r. The first r is reduce, which would boil down to: if you already have one, don’t buy another. It’s more effective to not need the resources in the first place.
No it’s not, the full ladder is basically (and even legally here in NL rvo.nl )
But the saying is often used as “Repair, Reuse, Recycle” in the right to repair programs.
Might be a regional thing
https://www.epa.gov/recycle
https://earthhow.com/reduce-reuse-recycle/
I like those 6, but was not the mnemonic that was advertised around me. In general the order follows the life cycle of the minerals, so reduce is first as it means you dig up less. Reuse/repair is after it has been dug up, so less goes to disposal.
But you should first try to reuse something bedore you start to repurpose (or reuse it). If it can’t be repaired or it isn’t viable enough (because nobody want’s it or nobbody wants to pay for the repair) then reuse it