Reuse
The reuse is intended as an alternative to the concept of disposable and takes place when the functions for which the object was created are reviewed in the light of its new and original use. In contrast, recycling requires the destruction of the refusal to create new products or other objects.
The reuse is the second of the "3R": reduction, reuse, recycling.
Historically, financial motivation was one of the main drivers of reuse, since reusing avoid buying new raw materials necessary for the creation of "new" items. Currently, especially in developing countries, some economic development projects are exploiting reuse to improve
In this perspective, the Association proposes reuse as a means of education and social awareness, "educating" especially the younger ones not to throw in the landfill what you no longer use, but to give it new life through creative reuse.
The reuse is the second of the "3R": reduction, reuse, recycling.
Historically, financial motivation was one of the main drivers of reuse, since reusing avoid buying new raw materials necessary for the creation of "new" items. Currently, especially in developing countries, some economic development projects are exploiting reuse to improve
- the living conditions of small communities.
- Among the known benefits of reuse, we have:
- cost savings in the purchase of raw materials
- savings in waste storage
- energy savings for the production of substitute
- savings for the transfer and landfill disposal
- emergence of shares of marginalized workers today
In this perspective, the Association proposes reuse as a means of education and social awareness, "educating" especially the younger ones not to throw in the landfill what you no longer use, but to give it new life through creative reuse.