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The 4 R's
Around the House: Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Rebuy
The 4 Rs
You probably already knew about recycling but did you know there was more to it? Here are the 4 R's of Being Green!
Recycle- Recycling is putting things that are able to be recycled (manufactured again) into a bin that takes them to recycling plants to remake the contents you recycled. Some recyclables include paper, plastic, glass, and cans. Here are a few examples of recycling:
If you recycle paper, it is combined with other paper to create sheets of paper or other paper products ready to be resold at stores.
If you recycle glass, it is melted back down into liquid, combined with other recycled glass, and made into products again.
The good thing about recycling is that you really never have to get more natural materials to create more products. For example, if you recycle paper, no more trees need to be chopped down to make more paper until paper is trashed, thereby breaking the cycle. Hopefully, the cycle will continue and recyclables will never be trashed.
Reduce- Now, don't misunderstand us, recycling is great but takes up energy when things are being recreated. If you don't buy an excessive amount of things and only purchase as much as you know you'll use, that means less waste to be trashed or recycled. For example, if you use cloth towels, that eliminates the use for disposable paper napkins or towels. No trash to lay in a landfill and no recyclables to gobble up some energy.
Reuse- Also to prevent gulping energy, rather than recycling, try to find another use before putting the recyclables into the bin. Also, not everything is recyclable or decomposable so instead of trashing it, reuse it.
Rebuy- Buy the recycled products in the store. Who knows, maybe the recycled paper, glass, or plastic has something you have used in it...
You probably already knew about recycling but did you know there was more to it? Here are the 4 R's of Being Green!
Recycle- Recycling is putting things that are able to be recycled (manufactured again) into a bin that takes them to recycling plants to remake the contents you recycled. Some recyclables include paper, plastic, glass, and cans. Here are a few examples of recycling:
If you recycle paper, it is combined with other paper to create sheets of paper or other paper products ready to be resold at stores.
If you recycle glass, it is melted back down into liquid, combined with other recycled glass, and made into products again.
The good thing about recycling is that you really never have to get more natural materials to create more products. For example, if you recycle paper, no more trees need to be chopped down to make more paper until paper is trashed, thereby breaking the cycle. Hopefully, the cycle will continue and recyclables will never be trashed.
Reduce- Now, don't misunderstand us, recycling is great but takes up energy when things are being recreated. If you don't buy an excessive amount of things and only purchase as much as you know you'll use, that means less waste to be trashed or recycled. For example, if you use cloth towels, that eliminates the use for disposable paper napkins or towels. No trash to lay in a landfill and no recyclables to gobble up some energy.
Reuse- Also to prevent gulping energy, rather than recycling, try to find another use before putting the recyclables into the bin. Also, not everything is recyclable or decomposable so instead of trashing it, reuse it.
Rebuy- Buy the recycled products in the store. Who knows, maybe the recycled paper, glass, or plastic has something you have used in it...
***Odd fact- Did you know that if you go too close to a fire wearing fleece, the fleece may start to melt? That is because it is made of recycled bottles! You may get a little glimpse of how recycling looks when everything is melting down!***
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