The six Rs

The Six Rs

Reduce- Reducing the amount of raw materials we use will improve sustainability. designers and manufactures sould aim to use fewer materials and components.
Refuse- Rufusing to accept extra packaging can make a diffrence, as can refusing to accept that the easiest way of diposing of products is always the best way.
Re-Use- Reusing products is important because they require very little processing and there for have less impact upon environment than products form raw materials.
Repair- Thing about whether it is always a good idea to buy a new product.
Recycle- Many materials can be recycled, and recycling symbols on products and packaging informs the the consumers how to dipose of them and how they should be processed.
Rethink- Perhaps it is time for a radical reappraisal of the way we buy and dispose of product