The Three ‘R’

Maria Isabel Pineda

Valentina López
Marian Castaño
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 < Reduce >
• reduce the consumption of • se debe reducir el consumo de
single-use or direct-use
products, i.e., products
that cannot be reused,
such as packaging. Energy
consumption should also be
reduced by making
conscious use of natural
resources, e.g. unplugging
electrical equipment when
not in use, among others.-
productos de uso único o
directo, es decir, de lo que
no se puede volver a
utilizar, como los embalajes.
También se debe reducir el
consumo energético haciendo
uso consciente de los
recursos naturales, ejemplo,
desenchufar los equipos
eléctricos cuando no están en
funcionamiento, entre otros.
Examples Of Reducing
Reducing consists of spending fewer resources and purchasing fewer
products, thus minimizing the energy expenditure of production and
transportation, together with the pollution they generate.

Following the two R's above is already accomplished, but there is still
more you can do:
- Think twice before buying a product, ideally think about when you will
use it and if you really need it. This way you also reduce compulsive
purchases and save at the end of
 < Recycle >
• Recycling is the
process of collecting
and processing • El reciclaje es el
materials that would
proceso de recolectar
otherwise be thrown
y procesar materiales
away as trash and
que de otro modo
turning them into new
serían desechados como
products. Recycling
basura y convertirlos
can benefit your
en nuevos productos.
community and the
El reciclaje puede
environment.
beneficiar a su
comunidad y al medio
ambiente.
Example Of Recycle
Separate each waste in a different
container in your home. Then deposit
it in the appropriate municipal
container to ensure that your
garbage ends up in the recycling
plant
 < Reuse >
• Reutilizar es la
acción que permite
• Reuse is the action volver a utilizar los
that allows to bienes o productos
reuse discarded desechados,
goods or products, denominados residuo,
called waste, and y darles un uso igual
give them a use o diferente a aquel
equal to or para el que fueron
different from that concebidos
for which they were
conceived
Examples of Reuse
Donate of gift the clothes that
you no longer use