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What Is Reuse?
Reuse is a way to reduce garbage by preventing it before it occurs. Reuse takes many forms, but they all have the same objective - to keep items useful as long as they have a function or are valued. Following are types of reuse:
- • Reuse Events
- • Renting
- • Repair
- • Buying/Selling Used
- • Consigning
- • Sharing (and co-ownership)
- • Libraries (books, tools, toys etc.)
- • Garage Sales
- • Swaps, and more
- • Donating
Reuse is different than recycling. While recycling is preferable to throwing things away, it still requires energy and other resources to make a new product out of an old one.
It is better to reuse than to recycle because reuse requires little or no resources to make a useful product (except if you need to transport something to where it can be used more.)
There are many ways in addition to reuse that you can reduce your garbage and use less resources. See the sites below for more ideas!
Related links
Ways to Reuse
Composting
Links to other sites
"The Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste" Visit the Environmental Protection Agency Web site to learn about why trash is a problem and what you can do about it.
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