Do you know what reducing means? It is the method of cutting down on the amount of waste produced. We reduce when something is unnecessary, can be avoided and is not a need at all.  (E.g. We reduce by using reusable bag instead of plastic bags. This is because if we use plastic bags, which are considered disposable, we will need lots and lots of it. However if reusable bags are used, we need only 1 bag. So, we reduce on the waste produced by the plastic bags.)  

  The method of reducing helps to cut down on waste produced as fewer items being purchased means less waste being generated. Many of us are also reducing every day without even knowing it. Even writing on both sides of a piece of paper is reducing. Buying refillable things can also be considered reducing. So, reducing (and practicing the 3 ‘R’s) is not hard at all. We just need to put in some effort into it 

Here, we will also share with you some facts. In 2000, 28% of the materials that are reduced are actually containers and packaging. 17% of them are non-durable goods (newspaper, cloths); durable goods represent about 10% of them, the others stands about 45%. An, from 1977, the weight of plastic bottles was reduced from 68 g each to 51 g only! Thus, millions of pounds of plastic are actually reduced each year! (Facts from “http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/sourcred.htm”) 

 Reducing is the most effective way of all the 3 ‘R’s (The best method is reducing, followed by reusing and finally recycling.), which is to stop and prevent waste from being created in the first place.  

 Practicing reducing save money and the Earth. So practise the 3 ‘R’s. You just have to put in some effort to help save the Earth.