Recycling grows ever more important each and every year yet it seems hard for some to understand the need to learn the 4-r method. This simple method was mainly designed to help children learn the importance and the simplicity of recycling, but it is also helpful for many adults so we will discuss it here.

The Four R’s:

1) Reduce:

The first step is to reduce the amount of waste. This is achieved by making others aware, as well as ourselves, of the products, that create the most waste, including the energy it takes to create the product. Know what your buying. Read the labels and see if products can be safely reused or recycled.

2) Reuse:

Try to find safe, innovative ways, to reuse items. That old goldfish bowl can now be used as a see-through garden to show children how roots form and grow. Just use your imagination.

3) Recycle:

Recycling is so important to our planets existence that the very planet, we call home, has been doing it since its creation. It was doing a great job until we came along and got so “smart” and technological that we just far exceeded the planets ability to keep up. Now we have to lend a hand and help the planet recover.

Recover:

To recover we must take action and reduce our waste, reuse what we can and recycle everything possible. Lastly, tell a friend.