The 6R's of sustainable design

Its better to fix things instead of throwing them away.

• Rethink

• Repair

• Refuse

• Reuse

• Reduce

Customers can extend the life of a product by passing it on or using it again.

• Repair

• Rethink

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Reduse

You should think about your design carefully - you might be able to make the product in a different way.

• Recycle

• Repair

• Reduce

• Rethink

• Reuse

Making long-lasting, durable products like rechargeable batteries reduces the numbers of products consumer need to buy.

• Reuse

• Reduce

• Recycle

• Repair

• Rethink

You can not buy products if you think it's wasteful. It could have lots of unnecessary packaging or have travelled a long distance around the world.

• Repair

• Reuse

• Refuse

• Recycle

• Rethink

By reusing materials it uses less energy than obtaining new materials.

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Rethink

• Repair

• Refuse