Resource, Recovery and Reuse

 

 

erda advocates Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR) that promises livelihoods, supports green economies and reduces waste

Advocates of RRR (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) - seek to improve resource efficiencies. Sharing the onus to provide green alternatives, endorse zero-waste and improve quality of life, with products and services that help in areas like plastic reduction, sustainable business, education, clean energy and efficiency, fair trade, healthy air, clean water, and more are a way to go.

Reduce: We make utmost efforts to set the limits where we can reduce the chances of generating waste. We set principles in our business model, wherever applicable to reduce the amount of waste by adopting sustainable methods. We recommend some simple, yet effective ways to reduce waste.

  1. It would help if you used cloth napkins instead of using paper tissues because cloth napkins can be reused after wash, but paper napkins will only increase the amount of waste.

  2. One of the very common wastages we make is “wastage of paper while printing.” You should print on both sides of a paper to minimize the wastage of paper.

  3. Most of the time, people get attracted to “use & throw type of products,” but these products do not run for a long time and eventually increases the amount of waste. Hence you should choose the products with a long life.

  4. Disposables like plates, cups, spoon, etc. are quite common in use these days. The reasons people prefer to use disposables are to minimize the workload, but unfortunately, this leads to a considerable amount of waste accumulations.

  5. You can switch to electronic mails instead of sending letters via papers.

  6. Many products come in various layers of packaging while purchase; you can avoid purchasing those products. These layers of packing ultimately increase the count of waste only.

 

Reuse: reusing old stuff can reduce waste and does not affect the waste hierarchy. We advocate and bring into practice the throw away items, to be donated to someone who needs it. We endeavor to donate our unused stuff towards Salvation Army, Omanga Hospice, Clothing Bin, etc.

We believe that the primary purpose of reusing old things is to minimize the amount of waste, whether we do it on our own through modifications or we donate it to someone needy. Our thrown away item can be someone else’s take home. There are few tips mentioned below that can help you in reusing the old things.

  1. Most of the time, people have thrown away old jars that can be used to store various items in the kitchen. You can also use old jars to store other items such as computer wires, hairpins, accessories, etc.

  2. You can use old newspapers to pack old items to store. You can also use newspapers to wrap things when you are moving from one place to another.

  3. The old tires can be best used as a swing, which is one of the favorite time-pass for kids.

  4. If you have any leftover old wood, you can use it for bonfire or firewood at home during winter.

  5. Your old clothes which are not in use now and you are planning to dump them; you can donate these clothes to poor people just for charity purpose.

  6. You can donate your old books & notebooks to poor kids so that they can also study to fulfill their dreams.

 

Recycle: By recycling our waste we intend to transform them into something more sensible. We also send our unused items to recycling centers. It is vital that we are well aware of the things that can be recycled.

Choosing the correct item is the very first step in the process of recycling. You can go through the below-mentioned points to get an idea about the recycling items.

  1. Try to buy an eco-friendly product from the market that is composed of recyclable material. The leftover material can be easily recycled after its usage. Example Bamboo Tooth Brush - handle can be recycled to be used to create handles for spoons, etc.

  2. As and when possible, try to choose non-toxic material or products so that it can be recycled without any hazardous effects.

  3. You can also buy those items from the market which are made up of recycled material.

  4. You can also invent different ways from your end to recycling various items and products.

 

We invite our customers to post their unique ideas to reduce, reuse and recycle that can be shared on our website for others to get inspired and adopt in their day-to-day life.

 

Please email your ideas to support@erdaglobal.com and we will publish your ideas on our website with credits and even throw away some erdaBOUNTIES into your erdaCLUB wallet.