Reduce, reuse, repair & recycle

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Contents 1 Action Ideas 1.1 Why it matters 2 Reduce 3 Reuse 4 Recycling 5 Related 6 International Links

[edit] Action Ideas

• Community Recycling schemes
• Community Wood Recycling Projects
• Nappy laundering service
• Community compost schemes
• Furniture recycling
• Scrapstores
• Second-hand clothing, etc. stores
• Computer recycling
• Community paper collections
• Waste exchange schemes
• Repair services
  • Promoting products that are actually repairable in the first place (and not engineered to be disposable). A wiki or magazine could provide info on the most repairable products.
• Give or take days
• Give or take stalls at Green fairs
• Freecycling and Better Use - see Related and International Links
• Community art from recycled materials
• Community vegetable gardens

[edit] Why it matters

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[edit] Reduce

• Reduce rubbish:
  • Using canvas bags instead of plastic bags.
  • Using ceramic or glass dishes instead of plastic ones.
  • Buying unpacked products in places such as http://www.beunpackaged.com/
• Reduced dependence on cars

[edit] Reuse

(Main article:Reuse)

[edit] Recycling

Unfortunately, many of us make many errors by recycling certain items. Such mistakes can contaminate the recycling process generating much more rubbish than what you actually wanted to recycle. This article is worth to read because there you learn which factors you have to take into account before recycling an item.

[edit] Related

SCA Campaigns against incineration Environment quality Green Purchasing Green New Year resolutions Growing and gardening Recycle at Christmas - personal options Waste	Wikipedia category:Recycling The Freecycle Network, includes sections on Controversies and Free speech	Wikisphere Green Wikia - Recycling

[edit] International Links

• Freecycle Grassroots movement of people giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns.
• Better Use Sites for Switzerland, and France
• BookCrossing.com
• Project Freesheet web based campaign to highlight issues and concerns raised by the ever increasing amount of free literature now being handed out on the streets of our cities around the world.

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