I would argue that repair is part of re-use, since you are allowing it to be used again. So would be part of the second r. The first r is reduce, which would boil down to: if you already have one, don’t buy another. It’s more effective to not need the resources in the first place.
I would argue that repair is part of re-use, since you are allowing it to be used again. So would be part of the second r. The first r is reduce, which would boil down to: if you already have one, don’t buy another. It’s more effective to not need the resources in the first place.
No it’s not, the full ladder is basically (and even legally here in NL rvo.nl )
But the saying is often used as “Repair, Reuse, Recycle” in the right to repair programs.
Might be a regional thing
https://www.epa.gov/recycle
https://earthhow.com/reduce-reuse-recycle/