Recycling Online Putting reuse to use - Part 2

摘要

Last month's column started with a general discussion of how reuse fits within a waste prevention hierarchy and then proceeded to examine its contribution to waste reduction through the elimination of single-use products. In this month's column, I look at the many different, and often complementary, reuse applications that can delay the need to either dispose or recycle products. This is accomplished by maintaining a product s economic or social utility for as long as possible, often by employing the following reuse strategies at various stages of a product's life (bear in mind that a product may transition through several of them before finally requiring recycling or disposal): 1. Repair 2. Donations and exchanges 3. Disassembly 4. Creative reuse 5. Upcycling.