ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SPECIAL THANKS OF GRATITUDE TO  MY TEACHER MRS. SANGITA SHARMA WHO GAVE ME THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE MY PROJECT ON UNCONVENTIONAL USES OF WASTE. HER GUIDANCE AND HELP MADE ME COMPLETE MY PROJECT. I CAME TO KNOW MANY NEW THINGS I AM REALLY THANKFUL TO THEM.

 RAHUL SHARMA

 10B

TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF NON BIODEGRADABLE AND BIODEGRADABLE WASTE GENERATED BY HUMANS. UNCONVENTIONAL METHODS TO USE WASTE MATERIALS AND REDUCE WASTE ARE FOLLOWED. WE NEED NOT TO FEEL POWERLESS OR OVERWHELMED BY THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY THINGS. WE CAN DO TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.WE CAN FOLLOW THE 5R’s

1. REFUSE

2. REDUCE

3. REUSE

4. RECYCLE

5. REPURPOSE

   

          “THE 5R’S OF RESPONSIBILITY”

    

REFUSE:-

THIS MEANS TO SAY ‘NO’ TO THING PEOPLE OFFER YOU THAT YOU DON’T NEED. REFUSE TO BUY PRODUCTS THAT CAN HARM YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT, SAY NO TO SINGLE USE PLASTIC, ALWAYS CARRY BAGS.

“REFUSE PLASTIC PRODUCTS”

REDUCE:-

THIS MEANS THAT YOU USE LESS. YOU SAVE ELECTRICITY BY SWITCHING OFF UNNECESSARY LIGHTS AND FANS. YOU SAVE WATER BY REPAIRING LEAKY TAPS. DO NOT WASTE FOOD.

  “REDUCE THE USE OF OUR RESOURCES AND CONSERVE THEM”.

REUSE:-

THIS IS EVEN BETTER THAN RECYCLING BECAUSE THE PROCESS OF RECYCLING USES SOME ENERGY. IN THE ‘REUSE’ STRATEGY, YOU SIMPLY USE THINGS AGAIN AND AGAIN. INSTEAD OF THROWING AWAY USED ENVELOPES, YOU CAN REVERSE IT AND USE IT AGAIN. THE PLASTIC BOTTLES IN WHICH YOU BUY VARIOUS FOOD ITEMS LIKE JAM OR PICKLE CAN BE USED FOR STORING THINGS IN KITCHEN.

“REUSE OF PLASTIC CANS TO MAKE FLOWER POTS”

RECYCLE:-

THIS MEANS THAT YOU COLLECT PLASTIC,GLASS AND METAL ITEMS AND RECYCLE THESE MATERIALS TO MAKE REQUIRED ITEMS. IN ORDER TO RECYCLE WE FIRST NEED TO SEGREGATE OUR WASTES SO THAT THE MATERIAL THAT CAN BE RECYCLED IS NOT DUMPED WITH OTHER WASTES.

“PROCESS OF RECYCLING PAPER”

REPURPOSE:-

THIS MEANS THAT WHEN A PRODUCT CAN NO MORE BE USED FOR THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE, WE CAN USE FOR SOME OTHER USEFUL PURPOSE. FOR EXAMPLE: CRACKED CROCKERY, OR CUPS WITH BROKEN HANDLES CAN BE USED TO GROW SMALL PLANTS AND AS FEEDING VESSELS FOR BIRDS.

“REPURPOSING EVERYDAY HOUSEHOLD ITEMS”

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:-

“UNCONVENTIONAL USES OF WASTE” IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ENCOURAGES FORMS OF GROWTH THAT MEETS CURRENT BASIC HUMAN NEEDS, WHILE PRESERVING THE RESOURCES FOR THE NEEDS OF FUTURE GENERATIONS.