explain the 5 R's and give suitable measures
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Refuse
Refuse to buy or accept products that can harm you, your company and the environment. Use the power of your dollar to tell companies what you want and do not want.
Think about freebies that companies give away. Now if you are going to use that pen or reusable grocery bag, by all means take it, but if it will eventually end up in the trash, then just say, “No.” Refuse to buy harmful products, like cleaners.
Refuse chemical solvents and use alternatives that are water based.
Refuse to receive materials from your supplies with unnecessary packaging that you will later have to pay for to dispose.
Ask the question, “Why are we purchasing this item?” or, “Why do we need this?”
Reduce
Reduce, to use less. Think about what you use and buy. Could you use less? Reduce the amount of energy you use to heat your facility by getting an energy audit (a lot times for free) and save MONEY in the process.
Keep asking the question, “What is the minimum amount necessary?” Why would you wrap a pallet with 100 feet of stretch wrap if 80 feet will do the job?
Reuse
Reuse something you already have instead of buying something. Replace needing a single use item, with something you can use over and over again. Both of these options will save you money as well.
Slowly replace any single use items with reusable ones – like reusable water bottles and breakroom mugs.
Reuse packaging material (pallets, drums, bubble wrap or packaging peanuts).
Reuse shipping containers (boxes, inserts, cartons).
Reuse printer cartridges and have them refilled.
Repurpose
Repurpose – to take something and use it for something else. This requires a bit of thinking and craftiness, but doesn’t have to be beautiful.
Repurpose scrap paper for taking notes.
Repurpose metal cans, buckets for creative plant containers.
Repurpose wood crates into benches or shelves.
Repurpose material shavings to help clean up spills.
Repurpose HVAC condensate as a source for distilled water.
Recycle
And last but not least, if the above four options won’t work, recycle. Maybe you missed the opportunity to refuse or reduce because you just weren’t there in your green journey when these purchases were made. Maybe there is no alternative. Recycling is a great way to open your eyes to all that you toss and a chance to rethink your future purchases.
Recycle all the basics you can – paper, plastic, metal and glass.
Recycle food wastes into composted soil or as a food for a local farm.
Recycle ALL fabric – even stained or ripped clothing.
Recycle all electronics.
Answer:
As citizens of a society we have a responsibility to manage our waste sustainably. We can do this following the five R’s of waste management: reduce, reuse, recycle, recover and residual management.
Reduce
Reducing waste is the most important thing we can do. By reducing waste, we avoid the unnecessary use of resources such as materials, energy and water. It means there is less waste to manage.
How can we reduce waste?
Buy in bulk to reduce packaging
Take a reusable shopping bag with you so you don't have to use a paper or plastic bag from the shop
Say ‘no’ to a plastic shopping bag when you only have a couple of items
Choose products that use less packaging
Buy reusable items rather than disposable ones
Stick a "no junk mail" sign on your letter box
Take your lunch to school in a reusable container.
Reuse
The next most important thing we can do is reuse waste material. That way it doesn't go in the rubbish and end up in the landfill. It also means you don't have to buy a new product. That saves you money and saves the energy and resources that would have been used to make the new product.
How can we reuse waste?
Give unwanted toys and books to hospitals or schools
Put unwanted clothes in used clothing bins
Use plastic containers for freezing or storing food items
Save wrapping paper and boxes to use again
Use old jars for storage
Take old magazines to your local doctor's or dentist's surgery
Shop at second hand stores or use online trading websites to buy items that are unwanted by others
Take household items to your council’s resource recovery centre
Make memo pads out of waste paper
Re-use envelopes - purchase reuse labels.
Recycle
Recycling involves some form of reprocessing of waste materials to produce another product. For example, recycling plastic bottles to make buckets.
What can be recycled?
The main products that can be recycled are paper, cardboard, glass, aluminium, tin and plastic containers.
Composting and worm farms are methods of recycling organic waste.
Buy recycled
You can buy products that are made from recycled materials. This is called ‘Closing the Loop’.
Recycling in your district
Different districts collect different recyclables at the kerbside and at their transfer stations/resource recovery parks. Contact your local city or district council to find out what they collect.
Recover
This is the recovery of waste without any pre-processing. For example, waste oils that cannot be refined for reuse in vehicles can be burnt for energy recovery. Recovering the energy from waste oil reduces our dependence on coal and imported oil.
Residual Management
This is the last option when waste cannot be used in any other way. Usually, this means sending rubbish to a landfill. Residual disposal of liquid waste is normally into a sewer or septic tank.
It is very important to manage residual solid and liquid waste properly. Waste not disposed of correctly can cause damage to health and the environment.
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