What is Consumer? What is Waste product? What are the problems and causes of consumerism and waste product? How to solve these problems? The Three R's: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

1. Sangani Ravi

2. Contents
• What is Consumer?
• What is Waste product?
• What are the problems and causes of consumerism
and waste product?
• How to solve these problems?
• The Three R's: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

3. • Consumer:-A consumer is someone who
consumes anything that is required by him.

4. • Waste product:- Waste product is the product
which is thrown after a short-period of time
usage.

5. What are the problems and causes of
consumerism and waste product?
• Destructive in the long-run to the environment
• A contributing factor to the poverty around the world
and
• Numerous other social and ecological problems
• Today’s many products produced are luxurious and
are non-degradable which takes years to be
decomposed. A high rate of consumption leads to
pollution and waste product.

6. How to solve these problems?
• Population:- we need to control population
growth.
• Consumption:- once we control population
growth, the consumption rate would fall down
itself, beyond this, still we have to control more
the consumption rate by passing some laws.
• Technology:- we should stop at this stage some of
the irrelevant and unimportant products, in order
to stabilize the environment. Why do we have to
have weapons, different kinds and models of
vehicles and many more things like that?

7. If we enable to do so, so we would be
contributing to two major things:
• Environment:- we would conserve the nature
and its resources, so the coming generations
can live in peace and enjoy it.
• Poverty:- we would help those who live under
absolute poverty by distributing every thing
equally and not consuming a high rate of
resources.

8. The Three R's: Reduce, Reuse and
Recycle
• The three R's - reduce, reuse and recycle - all help to cut down on the
amount of waste we throw away.

9. REDUCE
The best way to manage waste is to not produce
it. This can be done by shopping carefully and
being aware of a few guidelines:
• Buy products in bulk. Larger, economy-size products.
• Avoid disposable goods, such as paper plates, cups,
napkins, razors, and lighters.
• Buy durable goods - ones that are well-built or that
carry good warranties. They will last longer, save
money in the long run and save landfill space.
• Use electronic mail or main bulletin board.
• Use cloth napkins instead of paper napkins.

10. REUSE
• Reuse products for the same purpose. Save paper and
plastic bags, and repair broken appliances, furniture
and toys.
• Reuse products in different ways. Use a coffee can to
pack a lunch; use plastic microwave dinner trays as
picnic dishes.
• Use a ceramic coffee mug instead of paper cups.

11. RECYCLE
Recycling is a series of steps that takes a used
material and processes, remanufactures, and sells
it as a new product.
• Buy products made from material that is collected for
recycling in your community.
• Use recycled paper for letterhead, copier paper and
newsletters.