The 5Rs: Reducing Waste for a Sustainable Future

The 5Rs Techniques

A sustainable future through waste reduction

The 5Rs:

• Reduce: means to lessen waste by using disposable materials that are biodegradable or non-biodegradable.

• Example: Buy rechargeable batteries instead.

The 5Rs:

• Reuse: means to find other ways to use materials, such as using eco-bags when shopping.

• Example: Use eco-bags when shopping or going to the grocery store.

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• Recycling: is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects.

• Example: Bottled water and soft drinks are used to create Christmas decorations such as lanterns

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• Recovery: means taking energy or materials from waste that cannot be used anymore.

• Example: Plastic-to-oil technology is one way of generating energy from plastic waste

The 5Rs:

• Repair: means fixing slightly broken things to make them useful again.

• Example: Torn clothes will be used as rugs.

The 5Rs:

• Reduce: Minimize waste generation

• Reuse: Use items multiple times

• Recycle: Convert waste into new products

• Recover: Extract energy from waste

• Repair: Fix broken things

Multiple Choice

What is one way to reduce waste according to the passage?

• Use biodegradable materials

• Buy rechargeable batteries

• Recycle plastic bottles

• Compost food waste

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a way to reuse waste?

• Using eco-bags when shopping

• Using disposable batteries for gadgets

• Recycling plastic bottles

• Using rechargeable batteries for gadgets

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a way to recycle waste?

• Using disposable batteries for gadgets

• Using eco-bags when shopping

• • Bottled water and soft drinks are used as lanterns

• Using rechargeable batteries for gadgets

Multiple Choice

Which of the following belongs in recovery technique?

• Using disposable batteries for gadgets

• Plastic-to-oil technology

• • Bottled water and soft drinks are used as lanterns

• Using rechargeable batteries for gadgets

Multiple Choice

What is one way to repair waste according to the passage?

• Using disposable batteries for gadgets

• Plastic-to-oil technology

• • Bottled water and soft drinks are used as lanterns

• • Torn clothes will be used as rugs

Multiple Choice

The following are the 5Rs techniques, EXCEPT:

• Reinvent

• Reuse

• Reduce

• • Recovery