reduce reuse recycle
Environmental action trio
Reduce reuse recycle is the environmental mantra for minimizing waste, presented in order of priority.
Reduce consumption first, reuse what you have, recycle what remains.
The phrase became a slogan in the 1970s environmental movement and remains central to sustainability messaging: The school taught kids to reduce reuse recycle.
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- zero wasteEliminating discarded materials entirely
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- garbage truckVehicle collecting household waste
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
compost · single use · plastic · plastic bag · bin · sorting · environment · green · conservation · bottles · cans · repurpose · upcycle · trash can · renewable · eco-friendly · salvage · scrap
- environmentalismecology, conservationism, campaigner, environmentalism, conservationist
- eco kidsnature walks, nature hikes, Earth Day, tree planting, nature exploration
- eco-friendly actionssolar power, wind energy, turning off lights, composting, walking
- ecoethicsbiocentrism, intrinsic value, stewardship, environmental stewardship, reverence for life
- scavengingscavenging, rummage, foraging, forage, salvage
- simple livingsimple living, frugality, minimalism, decluttering, back-to-the-land
reduce reuse recyclethrowaway culture
Norm of discarding over repairing
planned obsolescence · pollution · consumerism · environmental degradation · climate denial
reduce reuse recycleoverconsumption
Excessive use of resources
conspicuous consumption · fast fashion · hoarding · mass consumption · hyperconsumerism
reduce reuse recyclelandfill
Waste burial ground
trash · dump · incineration · throw away · discard
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