{"id":18692,"date":"2018-05-24T13:12:48","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T17:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quantumlifecycle.com\/staging\/the-virtues-of-reuse-over-recycling\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T15:48:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T19:48:58","slug":"the-virtues-of-reuse-over-recycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantumlifecycle.com\/en_CA\/blog\/the-virtues-of-reuse-over-recycling\/","title":{"rendered":"The Virtues of Reuse Over Recycling"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Reduce, reuse<\/a> and recycle\u201d is known as the waste hierarchy. The terms designate three essential components of environmentally-responsible behaviour and are listed in the order of preferred action from least harmful to most harmful for the environment.<\/p>\n

While reducing<\/i> is obviously environmentally friendly, it is not always possible. In the case of electronics, for example, consumers tend to have one smartphone, one laptop and one printer, and reducing that number is not usually an option. This leaves reuse<\/i> and recycling<\/a><\/i> and both have a role to play in a healthy recycling hierarchy, according to Gary Diamond, CEO of Quantum Lifecycle Partners.<\/p>\n

The Pros and Cons of Reuse<\/h2>\n

Reusing electronics is better for the environment as compared to recycling, because the reuse process consumes fewer natural resources<\/a>. Electronics reuse is possible at two levels:<\/p>\n