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WASTE
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WHAT YOU CAN
DO TO REDUCE SOLID WASTE
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The best way to deal with
waste is to Refuse,
Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle,
Recap, Reclaim, Revive,
Recover,
Recreate,
Repair,
Recharge,
Reform, Rethink,
Rebuild .....
Confused ?? Here are some examples to help
you start thinking and also help you considerably reduce and
manage the waste generated.
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CLEAN promoting jute
bags
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You should REFUSE :
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polybags and carry your own cloth/jute bag when you go shopping.
Every time you use a cloth bag you save a polybag.
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mini sachets of shampoos, etc. and go in for
products with big packing.
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over-wrapped products like individually
wrapped biscuits or cheese slices. This unnecessary plastic
will sit in landfills for 100's of years.
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any disposable item
which needs to be thrown after one time use like
disposable razors, pens.
disposable plastic or Styrofoam cups
and plates and use steel or porcelain cutlery. For disposable
cutlery use ‘donas’ or plates made from leaves and ‘khullars’
or earthen glasses. They are biodegradable and give
employment to our rural people.
cold drink cans or PET bottles
and demand
cold drinks in glass bottles.
to buy more and more new clothes and
shoes before existing ones are outgrown or worn up, just
because there is a discount sale or your friend has it.
You should REDUCE :
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mineral water bottles
and carry your own
water when ever you travel.
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aluminum foil to wrap your food.
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use of paper bags
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thermocol, plastic for packaging
and even
for making your school projects.
You can REPLACE :
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polybags with cloth or jute bags.
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aluminum foils with cloth napkin
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tissue paper with
cloth handkerchief
You can REUSE :
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packaging of bread, biscuits, tea as foil
for packing your food.
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glass and plastic containers for storing
your things.
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the soft drinks polybottles for storing water.
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outgrown clothes, unused toys
by giving
to unprivileged children.
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books after each academic year by giving
them to juniors and taking books from seniors. But remember
to keep your books in good condition so that they may be
reused.
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old calendar paper for covering
books.
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gift wrappers for packing gifts or even
covering books.
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one sided paper, envelopes for rough
work.
You can REPAIR or get repaired
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Your bicycle, watch, toys, torches, music
system, furniture...
and use it longer instead of throwing them away and getting
new ones.
You can RECYCLE :
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paper
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metal
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glass
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thermocol
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certain plastics .....
...... by segregating and giving them to ragpickers or
kabadiwala
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biodegradable waste of kitchen by composting
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if you cannot compost, vegetable peels can be fed to
animals.
Whatever garbage is left should not be thrown
anywhere but ONLY into the municipal bin as the collection is generally done from
there.
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