Wow! We're up to 34"R" words this morning!
What's an "R" word you ask? Well, we've been taught to always remember The 3 R's - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
But, Gub and his friends have multiplied that idea more than tenfold! Take a look at this impressive list of 'R' words,
and think 'R', before you act... Refocus. Then talk 'R'! Tell a friend, tell a neighbour... tell a kid... tell anyone...
What's an "R" word you ask? Well, we've been taught to always remember The 3 R's - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
But, Gub and his friends have multiplied that idea more than tenfold! Take a look at this impressive list of 'R' words,
and think 'R', before you act... Refocus. Then talk 'R'! Tell a friend, tell a neighbour... tell a kid... tell anyone...
THINK 'R'.
If you can think of any more Rs that ought to be on this list, send a little note to: RWords@fullcircles.org
Reuse:
Pack lunches in reusable containers.
Last updated: 11/12/2008 @ 03:40 PM
"Manuel"
Question to all two of us present here...: How should we organize these? Alphabetically? Intelligently? Randomly? With the rapid proliferation of R words, we might as well start thinking about this...
Paula Flood made this update. I sent a note asking for clarification... "Soldiers"??? -Eric Snyder 11/13/08 4:02 PM Adding on to the list, I think we might all Resolve to do our individual utmost; we might Recognize new opportunites and soldiers, and Realign our priorities as necessary
If you can think of any more Rs that ought to be on this list, send a little note to: RWords@fullcircles.org
- Reduce (The Original 3 R's)
- Reuse
- Recycle
- Rethink
- Reject
- Rent
- React
- Recharge
- Retreat
- Resist
- Refuse
- Repair
- Re-soil ( aka compost)
- Remanufacture
- Replant
- Reactivate
- Recover
- Re-engineer - 08/5/2009
- Re-purpose
- Rejuvenate I added the "R"s beyond this point this morning after having some dreamstate thoughts about all of this just before I got up.-Eric Snyder 12/31/07 4:20 AM
- Regenerate
- Renovate
- Retouch
- Re-energize
- Rebuild
- Repaint
- Refinish
- Restore
- Relocalize
- Restart
- Rejig
- Rescue
- Rewrite
- Reject
History of the letter 'R'. Sesame Street, the letter 'R'; Take 2, the letter 'R'
Rethink:
While you're waiting in line at Wal-Mart or Loblaws to pay for your purchase and check out, THINK and RETHINK... Do I really need this item / these items? Are these something I will actually use? Or is this a not-completely-thought out impulse purchase. Or, if I'm not in a particularly big rush, maybe I could get these items for nothing on my local Fullcircles or Freecycle group? There's still time to resist and say NO.
Rent or borrow:
Rent or borrow -- don't buy -- items you use infrequently, such as lawn rollers, pressure washers, etc..
React
Rethink:
While you're waiting in line at Wal-Mart or Loblaws to pay for your purchase and check out, THINK and RETHINK... Do I really need this item / these items? Are these something I will actually use? Or is this a not-completely-thought out impulse purchase. Or, if I'm not in a particularly big rush, maybe I could get these items for nothing on my local Fullcircles or Freecycle group? There's still time to resist and say NO.
Rent or borrow:
Rent or borrow -- don't buy -- items you use infrequently, such as lawn rollers, pressure washers, etc..
React
Recharge:
Use rechargeable batteries instead of disposable batteries.
Use rechargeable batteries instead of disposable batteries.
Resist
Refuse
Reduce
Reactivate
Recover:
...energy from wastes that cannot be used for something else. This R is difficult to put into practice by individuals, and is geared more toward industry.
Repurpose
...energy from wastes that cannot be used for something else. This R is difficult to put into practice by individuals, and is geared more toward industry.
Repurpose
Reuse:
Pack lunches in reusable containers.
Recycle
Rewrite: Much written material, especially in the last 50 years was written when we thought that permanent and exponential growth was not only possible, but desirable. We now know better. There's lots of editing, pruning, rejection to be done!
Reject: What we have to do to many ideas, values, behaviours generated in the past 50 years.
Last updated: 11/12/2008 @ 03:40 PM
"Manuel"
Question to all two of us present here...: How should we organize these? Alphabetically? Intelligently? Randomly? With the rapid proliferation of R words, we might as well start thinking about this...
Paula Flood made this update. I sent a note asking for clarification... "Soldiers"??? -Eric Snyder 11/13/08 4:02 PM Adding on to the list, I think we might all Resolve to do our individual utmost; we might Recognize new opportunites and soldiers, and Realign our priorities as necessary