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Refuse > Reduce > Reuse > Repurpose > Recycle

5 Rs rule

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Refuse is the worst possible word to use here, given its alternate meaning.

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What’s the difference between Refuse and Reduce here? I always took Reduce to mean using as little plastic as possible, which to m3 would include refusing the use of single-use plastics.

Same with Reuse and Repurpose: Reuse it however you can, regardless of its original purpose.

3 Rs has the rhetoric benefit of being a tricolon, which helps with keeping it concise and memorable.

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Would you like a plastic bag for your shopping?

Refuse: No thanks.

Reduce: I’ll take just 1 bag and stuff it all in there, don’t need 2.

Repurpose: it’s ok because I’ll use this bag as a bin liner.

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Curious. To me, reducing to zero is reducing still, so bringing my own cloth bag instead counts as “reduce” for me.

Thanks for your take, though!

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Refuse: use/buy an alternative

Reduce: if you have to use it (or buy it), use /buy as little as possible / until there’s an alternative

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