5 Rs Technique of Waste Management

Having garbage burned in an incinerator to produce electricity

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Recover

• Repair

Making rags out of old clothes

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Recover

• Repair

Fixing a broken lampshade

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Recover

• Repair

Making a pencil holder out of an empty can

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Recover

• Repair

Buying food that is just enough for one

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Recover

• Repair

Making a papier mâché out of used paper

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Recover

• Repair

Sewing a torn dress instead of throwing it away

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Recover

• Repair

Donating old toys to charity

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Recover

• Repair

Segregating wastes into recyclables and compostable in an MRF

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Recover

• Repair

Using eco bags instead of plastics in shopping

• Reduce

• Recycle

• Recover

• Repair