I’ve been reading alot lately about Recycling because my neighbourhood wants to go “green” etc. Lately Upcycling has also been mentioned alot and i know that Upcycling is more of a direct process than Recycling since i can just do upcycling from home. But which one’s actually better for the environment? Sorry, i hope my question is somewhat clear!
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There are three R’s, in order of importance, to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. We tend to focus heavily on the third.
What is more environmentally friendly is to first Reduce your consumption. By not needing as much there is inherently less waste.
Secondly, if you can’t Reduce then Reuse. This could be taking metal eating utensils with you instead of using single use plastic ones. As a home brewer we Reuse glass bottles.
Finally, if you can’t Reduce your consumption, or find ways to Reuse items, then Recycle them.
There’s obviously overlap in some of these terms. By Reusing items you Reduce the number you consume. What does it mean to Recycle? Does donating clothes to charity, or selling them to second hand stores count as recycling? Upcycling? We may even consider a fourth R, Repurpose. If an item has lost its original function then see if you can Repurpose it to something else thus Reducing your consumption.
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