Friday, February 17, 2012

Why reduce waste? Propose some ways!

watch the following funny video where 2 recycled dolls talk about waste reduction:


In case you do not understand their dialogue, read the following text:


Why reduce waste?
A large percentage of households do not recycle enough and throw everything that they consider “rubbish” into their ordinary bin. However, waste reduction requires more than good recycling habits; the aim of waste reduction is to minimize waste before it is produced! In other words we must try to bring home less products that will end up in the trash bin and to reuse as many items as possible.

How to do that?
Analyze your trash for a few days to get familiar with the stuff you throw out (it might surprise you!) Then, think about how you might reduce your trash by changing some habits. Below there are some suggestions to reduce the amount of material that requires disposal:
  • Buy bulk-packaged items to cut down on individual packaging.
  • Buy products in reusable or recyclable containers.
  • Don’t buy disposable products when you can avoid them.
  • Patronize restaurants and other businesses that use recyclable or biodegradable wrappings.

Now it is your turn to think about ways to reduce waste. Write your suggestion on the comment section below and share your thoughts with your peers!

46 comments:

  1. when we go to supermarkets we have to take a cloth bag instead to a plastic!!

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  2. Faannhh-Adamanttiiaaa!February 17, 2012 at 12:16 PM

    we can make lists with the ΝECESSARY things in order to buy what we actually need:)

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  3. When I do not fit my clothes to give to someone who has the NEED

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  4. When we buy a cup of yogurt we should not throw it to the rubbish, but we should wash it and store something else.

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  5. when we go to different places we have to make a list !!

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  6. At the end of the school season, we should not throw our books to the trash bin, but to give them to a fellow-student who will attend this class next year. We can do the same with our notebooks.

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  7. I think we should not use so many disposable plastic cups.

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  8. When we buy water or juice we should buy only large plastic bottles not small ones in order to throw away less packaging.

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  9. When we go shopping we should put what we buy in large biodegradable plastic bags or textile ones in order not to buy a new bag every time we shop.

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  10. Instead of throwing away old or scratched CDs or used light bulbs we should use them to make Christmas ornaments or other objects.

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  11. When we go to the store to buy a packet of chips we should buy large packets instead of small ones and this way we will throw away less plastic packaging.

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  12. If we want to go shopping we should make a "shopping list" and buy only what is written on it.This way we avoid buying unnecessary items and we will also have less rubbish.

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  13. If we don't throwing rubbish at the forecourt!

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    1. When we go to the supermarket should get a list to take such

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    2. I think we should make a list of the products you need before going to the supermarket

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    3. Αναστασία ΛαζαρίδουFebruary 22, 2012 at 10:29 AM

      and I think this

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  14. Αναστασία ΛαζαρίδουFebruary 22, 2012 at 10:27 AM

    In order to reduce waste we must not throw the cards are written only on one side, because we can write and on the other side. So we can do and economy. It will help us greatly in our daily lives.

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    1. I believe that to reduce the garbage should be reused as trash metal paper plastic bottles to make something we like some crafts

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  15. Most of the trash we could either be reused or recycled. Of course, a prerequisite for reducing waste is our critical stance as consumers.
    How much we need
    How is it packaged
    How long will last
    We also must see what we throw away

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    1. When we go at the supermark we can buy bigger packes than we usually buy.Also we can reuse our rubiah (like old vase old things etc).

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  16. Δυνατότητα φωνητικής πληκτρολόγησης
    I think for the economy can not buy rechargeable batteries so you do not have to constantly recycle

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  17. I believe that when we go to supermarket we should have with us a panic bag

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  18. as it was mentioned before- do not use plastic bags but take a cloth bag when go shopping

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  19. WAKL! Use cars and public transport only for long distances. Thius will save the money and nature.

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  20. Do not throw away food remains. It is a kind of disrespect. The food could be given to some domestic animals like pigs or it can be useful for compost like a natural fertiliser for gardens.

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    1. yes I agree. we give potatoes, bones, meat, poridge to dogs

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    2. our family makes compost pit

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  21. plastic bottles should be sorted and recycled

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  22. paper must be recycled. at school we do it, we collect old magazines, newspaper, books.

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  23. 1. We do not buy disposable products.
    2. You must buy recycled products.

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  24. -Do not buy things that we do not need
    -Do not buy disposable things
    -To buy recyclable materials

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    1.  To buy recycled products.
       To make a list of the products we want buy.
       Do not buy disposable items.
       To recycle the items.

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    2.  To buy recycled products.
       Do not buy disposable products

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  25. Use eco cosmetics. The companies do not make experiments and do not test ingredients on animals. The products are made from natural materials and without preseravtives. It might be more expensive but better for a person and whole nature

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    1. I think we need to buy more recycled items to protect our eath :o and good idea is to resycle the used items >:I

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    2. I think we must reduce paper and other products!For example if a piece of paper has been used on one side you can use it from the other side.

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  26. 1.I think that we don't have to buy useless products
    2.We must reuse products that we used

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    1. I think we need to reuse all the materials and resycle when they come into waste!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  27. I thimk that we have to see if our rubbish can recycle.E.G. I f we have in our rubbish waste that they are papper,glass... we can throw our rubbish at the recycle.

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  28. 1.I think that we mustn't throw rubbish on the street.

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  29. I think everyone should go our papers, our glasses and many more to recycle rubbish

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  30. Ι think that it will be good that we can throw our rubbish at the barrel of recycle.that will be good for the environment.

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  31. I think everyone should recycle, so should not buy plastic items and buy recyclable materials

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  32. I think we should do:
    -more economy with the things we buy from the super market.
    -do recycle materials such as glass, metal, aluminum and paper.

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  33. Everyone should use less energy. We should walk and not use cars and buses.We should share cars when we can, because an empty car wastes energy.

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  34. We shouldn't throw everything away. We should save glass bottles and put them in bottle banks. We have to put cans in can banks and we should recycle newspapers.

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