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Avoid
Waste should be avoided or prevented.
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Reduce
Reduce costs and increase profits by reducing the amount of waste at source and maximising resource use.
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Reuse & Repair
Waste materials and products should be reused directly, or repaired then reused
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Recycle
Waste materials should then be recycled or reprocessed into a form that allows them to be reclaimed as a secondary raw material.
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Energy Recovery
The energy content of waste materials should be recovered and used as a substitute for non-renewable energy resources.
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Disposal
Only if waste cannot be prevented, reclaimed or recovered, should it be disposed of by landfill.
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