What are the 5 rules of zero waste?
The 5 R’s provide a new scheme for dealing with waste in our lives by helping us focus on our habits Lees meer
What are the five R?
Morris Rutten
2025-10-03 22:03:12
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The 5 R’s: Refuse what you do not need; reduce what you do need; reuse what you consume; recycle what you cannot refuse, reduce and reuse; or transform the rest.
1. Refuse: refuse what you don’t need
2. Reduce what you do need
3. Reuse, extend the useful life of the product
4. Recycle what you cannon refuse, reduce or reuse
5. Rot what is left
Florian Krabbe
2025-10-03 19:29:46
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The five R's are refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle.
According to the 5 R's, four actions should be taken, if possible, prior to 'recycling': refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and then recycle.
In the 5 R's hierarchy, remember to treat recycling as a last resort after attempting to refuse, reduce, reuse or repurpose.
STEP ONE: REFUSe
STEP TWO: REDUCE
STEP THREE: REUSE
STEP FOUR: REPURPOSE
sTEP FIVE: RECYCLE
Before disposing of your waste, walk through each of these steps in the following order:
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How to be more zero waste?
Refuse what you do not need. Reduce what you do need and cannot refuse. Reuse what you consume and Lees meer