Reuse

What does Reuse mean?
The Waste Hierarchy shows that the next stage in dealing with your waste is to reuse. Reusing waste means using an item again, without making it into a new product first. You can reuse an item for the same purpose, or for a different purpose.

How can we reuse waste?
There are lots of ways that you can reuse your waste at work.

To limit extra spend of buying new items, many products can be reused to reduce waste, for example:

Packaging - boxes can be reused many times
Printer toner cartridges - choose a supplier that has a returns policy so that they can be re-filled and used again
Paper - use both sides of the paper whenever possible; reuse paper from misprints and drafts as scrap paper in the office
Drums - many raw materials are delivered in drums that can be washed and returned to the supplier, or reused on site as waste containers
Furniture and textiles - waste furniture and textiles may be of use to charities or to waste exchange groups