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it's a secret mom's campaign to stop drinking out of the bottle.... (feddit.de)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Refuse > Reduce > Reuse > Repurpose > Recycle

5 Rs rule

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

What's the difference between Refuse and Reduce here? I always took Reduce to mean using as little plastic as possible, which to m3 would include refusing the use of single-use plastics.

Same with Reuse and Repurpose: Reuse it however you can, regardless of its original purpose.

3 Rs has the rhetoric benefit of being a tricolon, which helps with keeping it concise and memorable.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Would you like a plastic bag for your shopping?

Refuse: No thanks.

Reduce: I'll take just 1 bag and stuff it all in there, don't need 2.

Repurpose: it's ok because I'll use this bag as a bin liner.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Curious. To me, reducing to zero is reducing still, so bringing my own cloth bag instead counts as "reduce" for me.

Thanks for your take, though!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Refuse: use/buy an alternative

Reduce: if you have to use it (or buy it), use /buy as little as possible / until there's an alternative

[–] chiliedogg 7 points 9 months ago

Refuse is the worst possible word to use here, given its alternate meaning.