Village Internet
Village Internet is an organsation that is dedicated to bringing you IT and Internet services where customer service comes first. However, it also passionately believes that wherever possible it should adopt the principles of the 8Rs.
For the uninitiated, this is 'Tip1' that can be found with lots of other helpful suggestions on the 'Energy Saving Tips' page of this site...
Tip
1 Adopt the 8Rs
Before
throwing anything away - whether the product or its packaging - can I ...
- Reuse it in its
present form? (e.g. refilling an ink cartridge)
- Reform it and use it for some other
purpose? (we recognise this may be a challenge :>)
- Recycle it so that the
raw materials can be used in the manufacturing process again
- Refuse (say no) - in other words
avoid purchasing environmentally burdensome materials
- Reduce the amount of
waste material generated
- Repair - if an item is
broken, see if it can be repaired first before replacing with
new
- Reassign - if you can't
use or re-use an item, can
someone else use it instead?
- Recover - if a producer
uses excessive packaging shouldn't they be responsible for
recycling it
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Help us to help others
We're aware that IT can appear sometimes seem be challenging when trying to get your head around how to save energy and improve your recycling record. And if you do have any bright ideas that you would like to share with others of a like-mind, please do let us know.
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