BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 day agoGood morning I choose creativity and recycling.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1405arrow-down14
arrow-up1401arrow-down1imageGood morning I choose creativity and recycling.lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squareearphone843@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·edit-213 hours agoNo, that’s reusing. Recycling is breaking down the product into materials so it can be used to make new stuff. The cycle in recycle means the production cycle.
minus-squarelengau@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·12 hours agoGiven that this is changing the product itself, it’s more repurposing than reusing, which I’d say fits between reuse and recycle.
minus-squareEddoWagt@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-28 hours agoIt works better if you think about the raw materials rather than the whole product; Reduce the amount of plastic you use Reuse the plastic you already have Recycle the plastic you can’t use anymore
minus-squareearphone843@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 hours agoI guess it would technically be upcycling
No, that’s reusing. Recycling is breaking down the product into materials so it can be used to make new stuff.
The cycle in recycle means the production cycle.
sad Krebs cycle face
Given that this is changing the product itself, it’s more repurposing than reusing, which I’d say fits between reuse and recycle.
It works better if you think about the raw materials rather than the whole product;
Reduce the amount of plastic you use
Reuse the plastic you already have
Recycle the plastic you can’t use anymore
I guess it would technically be upcycling