7 R's of water reduction

• Rethink


  Before purchasing certain product, rethinking will assist you in controlling unnecessary buying, because if you buy new things and do not use them properly then it might get wasted and create land or water pollution. Considering that natural resources are limited can greatly influence the choices you do in your lifestyle.
• Rethink


  • People should buy reusable bottles stainless steel or glass to avoid the usage of plastic bottles. It will not only save the environment but also save your wallet.
• Refuse


  Refusing in accepting or supporting products or companies that harm the environment. One way to do this is to refuse stuffs that are overpackaged or packaged in plastic. While it is hard to refuse all plastic items, being more conscious can help change your habits. Even though, it is difficult to reduce the consumption of plastic items but trying to refuse will gradually change your habits.
• Refuse


  • Individuals should refuse buying the over-packaged products or the materials that are packed in plastic bags like vegetables because it can harm nature. They must carry a reusable bag while purchasing from the grocery stores.
• Reduce


  Reducing the quantity of used resources in your day-to-day lifestyle is the next step within the resource management hierarchy. Start from small step you can decrease your energy practice, water usage along with educing your garbage, food waste, plastic, and transportation. Look for items in your home that cause lots of waste and swap them for more environmentally conscious products this is another way to reduce wastes.
• Reduce


  • Swap paper towels for cloth towels
  • Swap paper napkins for cloth napkins
  • Swap paper plates for reusable plates
  • Swap paper cups for reusable cups
• Rot


  Also known as composting, is the act of turning food waste and other organics back into nutrient-rich soil which can further be used in planting trees.
• Rot


  • After consuming banana, collect banana peels and convert it as soil fertilizer.
• Reuse


  It is a way to evade going to waste what can be reused in the same or other functions. Through reusing materials that would be discarded for the landfill, you will be increasing the life of this material and also the place where would be discarded.
• Reuse


  • Reuse packaging such as glass, cardboard and some plastics for other uses.
• Repurpose/Repair


  Consider the ways in which it could be repurposed or repaired, before disposing of an item. The products that an individual cannot refuse, reduce, or reuse can repurpose it. Repurposing is also known as upcycling. This principle mainly supports in decreasing the waste as the majority of individuals are selling reusable things by using their imagination; the result is moving and inventive.
• Repurpose/Repair


  • Upcycle a tire into a swing in your garden
  • Upcycle your shoes by painting them and use as new shoes or sell them.
• Recycling


  Recycling involves some method of reprocessing of waste materials to produce another product. It is transforming already used materials into raw materials for others or the same product. You can make the separation of your waste for recycling through encouraging this action. The possibilities for recycling depend on the type of waste.
• Recycling


  • Recycling plastic bottles to make buckets.