Which term describes the practice of thinking of another use for a product before discarding it?

Which term describes the practice of thinking of another use for a product before discarding it?

• A. Reduce
• B. Reuse
• C. Recycle
• D. Elasticity

Answer: (B)

Reusing is about giving an item a second life by using it again for its original purpose or in a different way before discarding it. This keeps materials out of the waste stream and reduces the demand for new resources. For example, turning jars into storage containers or using old clothing as cleaning rags are reuse practices. Reducing focuses on cutting down how much you consume in the first place, recycle involves processing used items into new materials, and elasticity is a material’s tendency to stretch under force—unrelated to how we handle waste.

Reusing is about giving an item a second life by using it again for its original purpose or in a different way before discarding it. This keeps materials out of the waste stream and reduces the demand for new resources. For example, turning jars into storage containers or using old clothing as cleaning rags are reuse practices.

Reducing focuses on cutting down how much you consume in the first place, recycle involves processing used items into new materials, and elasticity is a material’s tendency to stretch under force—unrelated to how we handle waste.