Explain 5 r's. I know reduce, reuse, recycle, refuse, rethink, but meaning of each of them
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The 5 R's – Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle. Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle – Five actions that can make your organization and you a better steward.(THATS WHAT I KNOW)
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America is a disposable nation. Each person on average produces more than 1,600 pounds of trash each year. In total, over 230 million tons of trash accumulates in landfills yearly in the United States. Seventy percent of the trash that makes its way to landfills could be recycled (Annenberg Foundation, 2012). Recycling is one of the 6 Rs of sustainability. The 6 Rs include: reinvent/rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse/repair, recycle, replace/rebuy. When we apply the 6 Rs to their lives we promote sustainable practices. But we must make the conscious effort to do so.
On November 15, 2012 at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, my UAA Honors Limits to Growth class and the University’s Office of Sustainability hosted an event called “Trash the Cuddy.” Outside the Lucy Cuddy Hall, a common meeting place for students and faculty, we put a majority of the day’s garbage across campus on display. We piled dozens of bags several feet high. The amount of trash accumulated in one day was astonishing to onlookers. The students hosting the event greeted spectators and asked them to take a survey, while answering the questions they had. Inside, students ran an information booth while enticing others with pizza and reusable water bottles. We shared the story behind the creation of aluminum cans, provided information on how to recycle and encouraged people to be environmentally conscious. This event was intended to help raise awareness of sustainability issues. Through awareness, people can make a conscious effort to behave in such a way that their actions have a reduced impact on the environment.