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Book Review: Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine by Beth Porter
We're back with our first Book Review for EnvironMental - we've decided as part of our monthly deep dives into different aspects of sustainability that we would read something focused on that topic. This month's topic: Recycling. We read Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine by Beth Porter.
So here's the overview:
Would we recommend this book? Yes - to people who are really into recycling OR in a high school, "how to be an adult" class as a text book.
There are a ton of great insights here - and we both especially loved Beth's commentary on Moral Licensing and Planned Obsolescence because it gave us solid terms to identify some common (and previously unknown) situations we encounter.
If you're a modern history buff, this book is great. There is a lot of valuable information on how we got to where we are today with the recycling industry as a whole, and there is also an optimistic hope for the future.
For GREAT recycling tips, check out Chapter 9.
Some good ones:
- Cut off the greasy part of your pizza box before you recycle it.
- Don't "Wish Cycle" - When it doubt throw it out, rather than in the recycle bin
- Clean things enough so they don't contaminate other recyclable items
Here are some great quotes:
"If you're not using recycled materials, you're not recycling"
"Recycling is managing our materials to extend their usefulness and reduce our environmental impact."
When referring to reducing, reusing, and recycling, Beth says, "These are just pieces of a process that can start at any time"
It's a great encouragement for folks who may not regularly choose to recycle, but want to understand more about the impact of their decisions!
Here's a neat resource from the book too:
Earth911.com
#environmentalpodcast #sustainability #recyclingtips #reducereuserecycle
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We're back with our first Book Review for EnvironMental - we've decided as part of our monthly deep dives into different aspects of sustainability that we would read something focused on that topic. This month's topic: Recycling. We read Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine by Beth Porter.
So here's the overview:
Would we recommend this book? Yes - to people who are really into recycling OR in a high school, "how to be an adult" class as a text book.
There are a ton of great insights here - and we both especially loved Beth's commentary on Moral Licensing and Planned Obsolescence because it gave us solid terms to identify some common (and previously unknown) situations we encounter.
If you're a modern history buff, this book is great. There is a lot of valuable information on how we got to where we are today with the recycling industry as a whole, and there is also an optimistic hope for the future.
For GREAT recycling tips, check out Chapter 9.
Some good ones:
- Cut off the greasy part of your pizza box before you recycle it.
- Don't "Wish Cycle" - When it doubt throw it out, rather than in the recycle bin
- Clean things enough so they don't contaminate other recyclable items
Here are some great quotes:
"If you're not using recycled materials, you're not recycling"
"Recycling is managing our materials to extend their usefulness and reduce our environmental impact."
When referring to reducing, reusing, and recycling, Beth says, "These are just pieces of a process that can start at any time"
It's a great encouragement for folks who may not regularly choose to recycle, but want to understand more about the impact of their decisions!
Here's a neat resource from the book too:
Earth911.com
#environmentalpodcast #sustainability #recyclingtips #reducereuserecycle