Reduce, Reuse, Re— wait a minute! Who ARE you?! Recycling is a misleading & even more confusing phenomena in our society. It’s been drilled into our heads since we were kids (if you’re 23), but it doesn’t seem to be living up to the hype. In this episode, we *reduce* the concept to make sense of how it works (or doesn’t work) in the United States & discuss how the term’s *reuse* has lost its original charm.

Recycling is the last action in the slogan, “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” & we think it should be emphasized as the last option in trying to be more sustainable. Listen as we discuss ways we try to reduce consumption & waste in our own lives as well as for some suggestions to make the most of recycling when you do it.

This podcast is geared towards conservation & adopting products in our routines that will reduce waste, promote reuse, & limit the amount we send recycling to the landfill. Rethink recycling with us!

Jordan’s Environmental Engineering class video on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch:

https://youtu.be/XZR21FmsTDU