apes module 52 - the three rs and composting

• The order of effectiveness for the three rs is reduce > reuse > recycle
• Source reduction is an approach to waste management that seeks to cut waste by reducing the use of potential waste materials in early stages of design and manufacture
• Source reduction may increase energy efficiency by producing less waste during production and disposal
• Single stream recycling refers to every recycable being mixed into a container truck
• Closed loop recycling refers to an object that is recycled into the same item
• open loop recycling refers to objects that are recycled into new objects
• Organic materials like food and waste end up in landfills and decompose anaerobically, producing methane