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  • 1.1.Reduce2. Recycle3. Reuse

2. Meaning of reduce, recycle andreuse 3. aim Three Rs aim togenerate minimumamount of wasteand to extractmaximum benefitfrom the wastegenerated &produced 4. Reduce the use of harmful products eg.. Polybags etcPromoting awareness amongst the humans towards judicious use of theproducts to reduce waste generationLearning to use the products which are eco-friendly & biodegradableHousehold waste (vegetable peels, garden waste) can be used reducedto make compostUsing washable napkins instead of paper napkinsDisposables like plastics plates, plastic food storage bags must not bethrown away as they last for a long time and can be put to many uses 5. Promoting awareness amongst the humans towardsjudicious use of the products to reduce wastegeneration Learning to use the products which are eco-friendly &biodegradable Household waste (vegetable peels, garden waste) canbe used reduced to make compost Minimize the effect of hazardous or nuisance wasteson the community Reduces waste disposal 6. Processing the waste into raw materialsusable in other useful products Recycling becomes possible if the waste issegregated, cleaned & reprocessed into newuseful products Recycling is beneficial only if the cost ofreprocessing is recovered by the demand ofthe product 7. The energy saved from recycling one aluminum can will operate a computer for THREE hours. canm lu minu run a ne a rgy to c ling o h eneeRecy enougor ths urs gallon ofsave three ho alf a T V for ent of a heq uival . e ga solin 8. Americans use 2,500,000 plastic bottles Americans use 2,500,000 plastic bottlesevery hour. Most of them are thrown every hour. Most of them are thrownaway. away. Every year, we make Every year, we makePolymer enough plastic film to enough plastic film to plastic shrink-wrap the state shrink-wrap the state of Texas. of Texas.Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy asRecycling plastic saves twice as much energy asburning it in an incinerator. burning it in an incinerator. 9. The amount of woodThe amount of wood and paper we throwand paper we throw away each year isaway each year is enough to heatenough to heat 50,000,000 homes50,000,000 homes for 20 years.for 20 years. To produce each weeksTo produce each weeks Sunday newspapers,Sunday newspapers, 500,000 trees must be cut 500,000 trees must be cut down. down.IfIfall our newspaper was recycled, we could all our newspaper was recycled, we could save about 250,000,000 trees each year.save about 250,000,000 trees each year.We throw away enough office paper We throw away enough office paper annually to build a wall twelve feet high annually to build a wall twelve feet highstretching from Los Angeles to New stretching from Los Angeles to NewYork City. York City. 10. Every month, we throw Every month, we throwout enough glass bottles out enough glass bottlesand jars to fill up aagiant and jars to fill up giantskyscraper. skyscraper. Glass can be recycled an infinite number of times. A modern glass bottleA modern glass bottleRecycling one ton of glass would take 4000 yearswould take 4000 yearssaves the equivalent of 10 or more to decompose or more to decompose and even longer if itsand even longer if itsgallons of oil.in the landfill.in the landfill. The energy saved from recycling oneglass bottle will operate a 100-watt light 11. ADVANTAGES OF RECYCLING It helps in conserving the natural resources Helps in reducing the pollution that may come up due to disposal of wastematerials Recycling helps to limit the amount of glass, paper and plastic that must beproduced Makes people environmentally aware It saves space in landfills. The items that we recycle are not biodegradable. By saving energy you are cutting down the amount of CO2 being added to thegreenhouse gases already in the atmosphere. So you are slowing down globalwarming. 12. Reusing of wasteConverting old pieces of cloth intodoormats, cushions etcFly ash from power plant is used tomake cement substitute, bricksMany waste material serves as rawmaterial for handicrafts. 13. ADVANTAGES OF REUSE It is less expensive to buyused than new. to buyIt is less expensive It is less expensive to buyused than new.used than new. When reusing materials,When reusing materials, When reusing materials, instead of creating newinstead of creating new products creating new instead of from virginproducts from virgin less products from virgin materials, there ismaterials, there is less burden burden on theis less burden materials, there economy.on the economy.on the economy. Reusing helps in making someReusing helps in makingReusing helps in making someother usefu products productssomeusefu productsother other usefu 14. Governments initiative in waste management Both central & state government takes up theresponsibility of sustaining the environment &proper waste management. Implementing schemes & laws for environmentalprotection. 15. Government initiatives (facts) Indian urban areas Potentially 1700 mwgenerate approx 30of power can bemillion tonnes of solid generated from urbanwaste & about 4400& municipal waste andmillion cubic metersabout 1000 mw fromof liquid waste every industrial wasteyear 16. Governmental environmental policy Not building large dams forhydroelectric power generations.It leadsto submergence of normal land anddisplacement of people. Checking degradation of land & waterthrough wasteland management Making laws of environmentalprotection THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986 Conserving natural resources by makingreserved forests & biosphere reserves 17. Disadvantages:..Forests and wildlife are damaged inthe beginning of the project..the original river is often diverted andthen down-river may be horriblyeffected by the change in course ..Arable land is eaten up by the newly created lake. 18. Role of the government in improving the existingtechnologies Using CNGs in the automobiles to reduce vehicular pollution Setting up National wasteManagement Council to manage solid waste 19. Strategies for waste management by the high-poweredcommission(1995) Encouraging residents to segregate the waste Vehicle for transporting waste MSW(municipal solidwaste) to be covered so as not to litter & pollute theenvironment Hazardous waste (management & handling) Banning the usage of plastics and polybags Bio-medical waste(management & handling) :segregation, disposal, collection &treatment 20. Socialinitiatives Involvement of Various Using the services of the ragorganizations & NGOs pickers in segregating thecreating awareness about waste & help and trainreduction & recyclethem to convert organic waste into manure(organization: Stree Awareness programmemukti Sangatna)organized on the topics ofjudicious use of resources &products like electricity ,water etc Organizing exhibitions, public meetings & rallies to spread awareness on recycling of products 21. Social initiativesvoluntary organization(EXNORA) in Chennai W omen have formedhas encouraged theassociation inresidents to join togetherresidential colonies. & employ rag pickers toThey collect, collect garbage at theirdoor step & transfer theorganize organic &same to the landfill.in-organic wasteseparately & makemoney by sellingcompost 22. More than 20,000,000 Hersheys KissesDid you knoware wrapped each day, using 133 squarethat the state of miles of tinfoil. All that foil is recyclable,Marylandbut not many people realize it.generatedenough municipalsolid waste in2000 to build awall 3ft. wide x One-third of the6ft. high andwater used in most3,839 miles long?homes is flushed down That is longthe toilet.enough to gofrom Baltimore toMiami over 3.5times. 23. MARYPIRG (Maryland Public Interest Research Group) Mission: To combine the interests of students to work on societal concerns including consumer and tenant rights, environmental protection and government responsiveness. http://www.inform.umd.edu/Student/Campus_Activities/Student Org/mpirg/ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONMission: To increase student awareness of environmental issues as wellas provide a medium in which students can work to help ourenvironment.http://www.inform.umd.edu/Student/Campus_Activities/StudentOrg/ecoclub/ECO Yardhttp://www.inform.umd.edu/CampusInfo/Services/ECO/