Reuse A-Z
Why is reuse so important? Because at the same time it confronts the challenges of waste, it also sustains a comfortable quality of life and supports a productive economy. With few exceptions reuse reaches goals more effectively than recycling, and it does so in the following ways.
- Reuse keeps goods and materials out of the waste stream
- Reuse advances source reduction
- Reuse preserves the embodied energy that was originaly used to manufacture an item
- Reuse reduces the strain on valuable resources, such as fuel, forests, and water supplies, and endangered habitats
- Reuse creates less air and water pollution than making a new item or recycling
- Reuse results in less hazardous waste
- Reuse saves money in purchases and disposal costs
- Reuse generates new business and employment opportunities
- Reuse creates an afordable supply of good that are usualy of excellent quality