• luciferofastora@lemmy.zip
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    1 year ago

    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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      1 year ago

      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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        1 year ago

        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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      1 year ago

      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