The 5 Rs of waste management
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In a world where innovations, new products, and solutions are coming up every day, the quantity and categories of waste have increased exponentially. It follows naturally that the need to manage these humongous quantities and varieties of waste has become a crucial concern globally. Many types of waste have to be disposed of correctly not to harm the environment and ecology. Duck Creek Disposal, a waste disposal service in Wichita, Texas, shows how one can all follow environment-friendly practices and ensure that waste is managed appropriately.
The 5 Rs - Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle
Conventionally, garbage from homes, offices, educational institutions, or commercial places used to be disposed of in individual bins or bags, after which it was collected and sent to a landfill facility where it was dumped and allowed to decay. There was not much knowledge or awareness about the hazards caused by the different types of garbage or waste and how they affected the air, water, land, and the environment. It is only in the last few decades that this has been looked into, and steps are being taken to try and remedy the problems.
Duck Creek Disposal, a trusted name in waste management and roll-off dumpster rental in Wichita Falls, Texas, encourages its clients to follow the 5 Rs of waste management.
- Refuse - a crucial step in waste management is to say ‘no’ to unnecessary packaging material like single-use plastics, disposable containers and to minimize the use of packing material that can be harmful to the environment. A good way is to carry one’s bags when shopping or boxes that do not need to be thrown away when taking away food and to refuse disposable containers and bags.
- Reduce - means controlling and reducing the use of materials that cannot be recycled. Materials that can cause harm to the soil when waste is dumped into landfills should be used judiciously.
- Reuse - single-use plastics are one of the most significant hazards of waste management. The increase in disposables has caused a “plastic crisis” worldwide. The amount of plastic going into landfills is causing toxic chemicals to leach into the soil. These chemicals get released into the food chain, causing many other health hazards. It is imperative to switch to options that can be used again rather than discarded after one use.
- Repurpose - or upcycle. It means utilizing a product or object differently from its original purpose, e.g., empty paint cans as dustbins, cardboard boxes as storage.
- Recycle - materials like metal, glass, and some plastics can be recycled. These must be separated from the waste and sent forward for recycling. To recycle, one must segregate waste before disposal.
Duck Creek Disposal will ensure that their dumpster rental service leaves nothing behind when clearing your waste and recommends that clients segregate their waste, especially keeping electronic waste separate. Duck Creek Disposal’s dumpster rental services provide cost-effective solutions to waste and debris problems for its clients in Wichita Falls, Texas, and its surrounding areas.
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