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Recycling, Reusing, Reducing: What’s the difference? Susan Salterberg

Recycling, Reusing, Reducing: What’s the difference? Susan Salterberg. What do you know about recycling? . Recycling. Re-process material to a make another product. What do you know about reusing? . Reusing. Use product in original form, but in new way. .

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Recycling, Reusing, Reducing: What’s the difference? Susan Salterberg

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  1. Recycling, Reusing, Reducing: What’s the difference? Susan Salterberg

  2. What do you know about recycling?

  3. Recycling Re-process material to a make another product

  4. What do you know about reusing?

  5. Reusing Use product in original form, but in new way.

  6. What do you know about reducing?

  7. Reducing • Reduce consumer use of materials • Reduce material use in product manufacture • Decrease toxicity • Increase useful life (durability, repair-ability)

  8. Reducing Reduced (or more efficient) consumer use of materials

  9. Reducing Reduced material use in product manufacture

  10. Reducing Decreased toxicity

  11. Reducing Increased useful life through durability and repair-ability

  12. Reduction Prevents the generation of waste. It’s the preferred—but often-overlooked—strategy. Retrieved at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waste_hierarchy.svg

  13. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle The hierarchy has its limitations. Production and consumptionare far more important needs to address than disposal.

  14. Special thanks for funding… The Resource Enhancement and Protection Conservation Education Program & The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Solid Waste Alternatives Program

  15. Susan Salterberg, salterberg@uni.eduCenter for Energy & Environmental Education, University of Northern Iowa

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