RECYCLINGTo promote environmental awareness, we need to remind people about the 3Rs. At first they may think we are talking about reading, writing, and arithmetic, but when you say reduce, reuse, and recycle, they will know what you’re talking about. And there’s no limit for the number of Rs. You can also say respect, rebuy (buy recycled), rethink, and refuse.

REDUCE

Reduce the amount of waste.

• Don’t purchase items that cannot be reused.

• Don’t purchase items in disposable containers.

REUSE

Reuse items instead of throwing them away.

• paper bags

• plastic bags

• plastic containers

• glass jars

RECYCLE

Recycle everything that you can’t reuse.

• plastics

• glass

• aluminum

• corrugated cardboard

• paper