1. Recycling, Reusing, Reducing: What’s the difference? Susan Salterberg

2. What do you know about recycling?

3. Recycling Re- process material to a make another product

4. What do you know about reusing?

5. Reusing Use product in original form, but in new way.

6. What do you know about reducing?

7. Reducing  Reduce consumer use of materials  Reduce material use in product manufacture  Decrease toxicity  Increase useful life (durability, repair-ability)

8. Reducing Reduced (or more efficient) consumer use of materials

9. Reducing Reduced material use in product manufacture

10. Reducing Decreased toxicity

11. Reducing Increased useful life through durability and repair- ability

12. Reduction Prevents the generation of waste. It’s the preferred—but often- overlooked—strategy. Retrieved at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File :Waste_hierarchy.svg

13. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle The hierarchy has its limitations. Production and consumption are far more important needs to address than disposal.

14. Special thanks for funding… The Resource Enhancement and Protection Conservation Education Program & The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Solid Waste Alternatives Program

15. Susan Salterberg, salterberg@uni.edu Center for Energy & Environmental Education, University of Northern Iowasalterberg@uni.edu