The document discusses the 5R's of waste management - Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, and Recycle. It provides examples of actions for each of the 5R's, such as bringing reusable shopping bags, writing on both sides of paper, reusing containers, and recycling paper, glass, plastic and electronics. Implementing the 5R's can help reduce waste sent to landfills, conserve resources and energy, create jobs in recycling industries, and lead to a cleaner environment with less disease.

1. 5R’s of Waste
Management
Simra Jamali

2. What are 5r’s ?

3. Need of 5R's
 Reduces waste disposed off in landfills
 Saves energy and natural resources
 Creates livelihood by recyclablecollection
 Wealth recovery
 Recovery of energy, compost, biogas,etc.
 Clean environment, less disease

4. Refuse
 Do not buy or use plastic
 Resist excess consumption
 Do not use disposable tableware (paper plates, chopsticks,
paper cups, plastic silverware)
 Refuse to buy or accept products that can harm you and
theenvironment.
 Don't buy products with unnecessary packaging.
 Refuse to use polythene bag, use paper bags instead.

5. Reduce
 Limit the amount of time you drive, if possible walk
 Use high efficiency light bulbs to conserve energy
 Do not waste paper and things to reduce trash
 Save water & energy
 Eat at home
 Think before purchasing, buy only necessities
 Buy durable products
 Avoid single use items

6. Reuse
 Bring your own shopping bags to the store
 Reuse bottles/containers as flower vases or pen holders
 Write & photocopy on 2 sides of paper
 Use rechargeable batteries
 Slowly replace any single use items with reusable ones -
likereusable water bottles and mugs.
 Reuse packaging material (pallets, drums, bubble wrap or packaging
peanuts).
 Reuse shipping containers (boxes, inserts, cartons).
 Reuse printer cartridges and have them refilled.

7. Repurpose
 Take something and use it for something else.
 Repurpose scrap paper for taking notes.
 Repurpose metal cans, buckets for creative plant containers.
 Repurpose wood crates into benches or shelves.
 Repurpose old tires into fences.
 Repurpose steel drum as compost bins.

8. Recycle
 Breaks material down to its main component and produces new
products.
 glass and beverage containers;
 aluminum and steel cans;
 Newspaper, cardboard and magazines;
 Car Parts
 Printer Ink, Computers, cell phones
 Cans
 plastics; white paper for businesses;
 nickel cadmium and lead-acidbatteries etc.

9. Importance of 5r's
Waste has become a big challenge for the environment and humans in
modern times. Our water bodies, our grasslands, our fields, our public
spaces; all of them are being affected by the waste we discard. It is
important to take steps for Refusing, Reducing, Reusing and knowing
about Recycling at a young age. It is important to know what we
actually need and what we just want.

10. Thank
You