Greeny Earth
REUSE
By taking useful products and exchanging them, without reprocessing, reuse help us save time, money, energy and resources.
The classic example of conventional reuse is the doorstep delivery of milk in refillable bottles; other examples include the retreading of tires and the use of reusable plastic boxes (transit packing) instead of single-use cardboard cartons.
The classic example of conventional reuse is the doorstep delivery of milk in refillable bottles; other examples include the retreading of tires and the use of reusable plastic boxes (transit packing) instead of single-use cardboard cartons.
“Ants,
being social insects, have been able to reuse rail tracks abandoned by
humans for their own transportation. (Kadina, South Australia)”
Reuse has certain potential advantages which can be summarized:
What are the things that I can reuse ??
Confused about what you can reuse?? Even you can contribute a little help to save earth.
Reuse has certain potential advantages which can be summarized:
- Energy and raw materials savings as replacing many single use products with one reusable one reduces the number that need to be manufactured.
- Reduced disposal needs and costs.
- Refurbishment can bring sophisticated, sustainable, well paid jobs to underdeveloped economies.
- Cost savings for business and consumers as a reusable product is often cheaper than the many single use products it replaces.
- Some older items were better handcrafted and appreciate in value.
What are the things that I can reuse ??
Confused about what you can reuse?? Even you can contribute a little help to save earth.
- Next time when you go to shopping, take a bag with you. Reuse old plastic bags.
- Don't buy a new pen next time, buy its refill. Reuse old pen case.
- Want to buy new school bag?... Why don't you adjust with your old one this time? Reuse old bags.
- Make textile items such as cushion covers or teapot cosies with your old clothes. Reuse old clothes.
- Used wood can be used in woodcraft to make items such as a bird table or spice rack.Alternatively it could be used as firewood. Reuse wood
- Clean glass jars and pots, and use them as small containers to store little stuffs. Reuse Jars and pots.
- Put a sticker over the address and use envelopes again. Reuse Envelopes.
