Reduce, reuse, recycle. These “three Rs” of sustainability are often associated with Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22. When they debuted, they referred to simple actions that citizens could ...

There is ample debate about the origins of the environmental sustainability motto “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle,” that is always ubiquitous around the occasion of Earth Day. Some believe it traces its ...

The culturally embedded phrase “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” often is associated with trash: how much you create and what you do with it. Its origin can be traced back to the 1970s, after the growing ...

Reduce, reuse and recycle have been ingrained into our heads since we were kids. One of my favorite CDs as a kid was Jack Johnson’s Curious George, which featured this song and is probably the first ...

Reduce, reuse, recycle. It’s a phrase we’ve all become accustomed to hearing. Some products and materials are commonly recycled with little thought, such as beverage containers in states with a ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / December 19, 2025 / Originally published on PSEG ENERGIZE! We believe that doing what's right means caring for both the environment and the communities we serve. We ...

As families make plans to gather for festive meals and gift exchanges, city waste crews are preparing for their busiest time of the year. Between wrapping paper, food scraps and packaging and shipping ...

“Reduce, reuse, recycle.” For more than 50 years, those three Rs have been the world’s go-to environmental mantra. On the face of it, the three Rs sound like an empowering call for each of us to play ...

Reduce, reuse, recycle — it’s an exhortation that’s become universal. For decades, the phrase has been used on posters and public service announcements, encouraging well-meaning citizens to cut down ...

Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions ...