The 3 R's

Question 1

What are the 3 R’s?

Answer 1

Reduce, reuse and recycle

Question 2

Reduce

Answer 2

• do not buy unnecessary items
• do not discard unnecessary items, waste puts pressure on the environment, re-use or recycle them
• use electricity and water sparingly

Question 3

Re-use

Answer 3

• wherever possible, re-use articles, e.g. shopping bags and glass jars
• alter or adapt old clothes so they can be worn again

Question 4

Recycle

Answer 4

• sort waste products, e.g. paper, plastic and glass, and place them in appropriate recycling bins
• donate old clothes to a charity
• support recycling programmes launched by schools and municipalities