Question

What are the 5R principles?Elaborate each point with example.

Answer 1

Answer:

in order to save environment there are 5R principles

• reduce
• reuse
• recycle
• refuse
• recover

Reduce:

This means that we should use less.

For Example.

• Save Electricity by switching off un-necessary lights and fans.
• Save water by repairing leaky taps.

Reuse:

Reusing means using the same thing again and again.

For example:

• Instead of throwing papers, we can reverse it and use it again.
• Plastic bottles can be used again to store items.

• We can take polythene bags wih us while going to market and ask shopkeeper to put goods in that polythene bag instead of using new one.

Recycle:

Recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste and reprocessing the material into useful products.

For example:

• Glass, paper, plastic, and metals such as aluminum and steel are all commonly recycled.
• Dead plants, fruit and vegetable scraps can be recycled

Refuse:

Refuse means trash.

For example :

• old furniture and papers left in a pile on the side of the road.

Recover:

RECOVER is to convert waste into resources

For example:

• electricity
• heat
• compost and fuel through thermal and biological means.

Answer 2

Answer:

reuse reduce recycle refuse and rot