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I've always been peeved at how so many people consider recycling the only way to be 'green'. Remember the old slogan, "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle"? Reducing your co
by staktrace 16y ago
I've always been peeved at how so many people consider recycling the only way to be 'green'. Remember the old slogan, "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle"? Reducing your consumption and reusing as much as possible are way better than just recycling. Unfortunately they also reduce spending so there's not a lot of incentive to encourage it via marketing dollars. iFixit seems to have found a viable model to push people to "Reuse" rather than "Recycle", but I'm still hoping somebody out there can push us to "Reduce" first.
- chadaustin 16y agoAmen to that. Instead of taking old hardware to green citizen for recycling, lately I've been donating it on craigslist. In silicon valley, it's surprising how many people will get use out of your old electronics.
- tomjen3 16y agoThats a good suggestion, but there is a better alternative: >use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without Of course I do neither, but thats just cause I hate the planet.