sustainable strategies

• Correct Order of the 3 R's to promote sustainability:

  Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• Source Reduction


  method seeks to reduce waste by lessening the size/amount of items in the early stages of design and manufacture.
• Reuse


  method is allowing a material to cycle through a system longer by reusing it.

  
• Recycling


  method is the process by which materials destined to be MSW are collected, turned back into raw materials to make new objects.

  
• Closed Loop Recycling


  Recycling of a product into the same product.
• Open Loop Recycling


  Recycling of a product into a different product.
• Integrated Waster Management


  employs multiple waste reduction strategies to divert materials from landfills and incineration. The parts of this program include source reduction, recover/recycle wastes and dispose of wastes safely.
• What process uses plastic bottles to make the stuffing in fleece jackets and sleeping bags?

  Open loop recycling
• What process uses aluminum cans to make new aluminum cans?

  Closed loop recycling
• Conservation


  Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

  
• Resource substitution


  When one input can be substituted for another in production so as to reduce the negative impacts
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)


  the notion that corporations are expected to go above and beyond following the law and making a profit

  
• UN SDGs


  a collection of 17 interlinked global goals designed to be a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all".
• Circular Economy

  An economic system that looks beyond the linear take-make-dispose model and aims to redefine growth, focusing on society-wide benefits. It is based on three principles: design out waste, keep products and materials in use, and regenerate natural systems.
• Social Enterprise


  A business with mainly social or environmental objectives that reinvests most of its profits into benefiting society rather than maximising returns to owners
• Concious Consumption


  To engage in the economy with more awareness of how your choices impact the environment and society as a whole. As a conscious consumer, every purchase reflects your core values and is an opportunity to vote for the world you want to see.
• Fair Trade


  Trade in which fair prices are paid to producers in developing countries.

  
• Zero Waste


  a philosophy that encourages the redesign of resource life cycles so that all products are reused, and nothing is sent to landfills or incinerators

  
• Cradle to Cradle


  Management of a resource that considers the impact of its use at every stage of the process
• Sustainable Development


  Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.