「リデュース、リユース、リサイクル」、消費生活の見直しと環境保護を訴える標語だ。日本語でも広く浸透している。しかし、よく調べてみると人によって解釈が微妙に違っていることが分かる。
環境問題は人類の存亡に関わる重要な問題なのに、こんな標語一つとってもその後ろに政治的な思惑が見え隠れするのはどうなのか。
以下は経済産業省とカナダのグリーン・ピースのサイトからの引用です。ただし、私は諸外国に比べ日本はだめだと言うつもりは全くありません。欧米諸国においても政府筋は日本の経済産業省と見解を同じくするところがたくさんあります。
経済産業省
3Rとは環境と経済が両立した循環型社会を作っていくためのキーワードです。
リデュース＝廃棄物の発生抑制、
リユース＝再使用、
リサイクル＝再資源化
http://www.meti.go.jp/policy/recycle/index.html
グリーンピース（カナダ）
Reduce
Really, the best thing that we can do for the planet is to use less of it. At the heart of the environmental crisis is our consumer society. Here are a few questions you can ask before you buy: Do I, or the other person I am buying this for, really need this? Is there another product that would do the same thing but more sustainably? Will this last a long time? Do I know how this item was made, how it will be used and how it will be disposed of? Where was this made and under what circumstances? Are the materials used to make this renewable and have they been harvested in a sustainable manner?
Reuse
Regrettably, because we live in a "disposable society," we are encouraged to buy a new "improved" item even if the one we have can be repaired. When we buy, we should buy items that are durable, and we should maintain them and have them repaired when necessary. If we do this, many things can not only last a lifetime, but can be passed along from generation to generation. If something is truly unusable for its original purpose, try to be creative and think of how else it might be used. When you are done with it, think if someone else might be able to use it.
Recycle
Rather than throwing an item out when neither you nor anyone else can make use of it, have it recycled. And while recycling is not perfect — it requires energy and the process of changing something into something else often produces by-products — it is better than sending goods to the landfill or having them incinerated. Find out what types of materials can be recycled in your area. Clean and sort the materials before putting them out on the curb as often collectors will not pick up recycling that is mixed or contains non-recyclables.
http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/take-action/greentips/reduce-reuse-recycle
環境問題は人類の存亡に関わる重要な問題なのに、こんな標語一つとってもその後ろに政治的な思惑が見え隠れするのはどうなのか。
以下は経済産業省とカナダのグリーン・ピースのサイトからの引用です。ただし、私は諸外国に比べ日本はだめだと言うつもりは全くありません。欧米諸国においても政府筋は日本の経済産業省と見解を同じくするところがたくさんあります。
経済産業省
3Rとは環境と経済が両立した循環型社会を作っていくためのキーワードです。
リデュース＝廃棄物の発生抑制、
リユース＝再使用、
リサイクル＝再資源化
http://www.meti.go.jp/policy/recycle/index.html
グリーンピース（カナダ）
Reduce
Really, the best thing that we can do for the planet is to use less of it. At the heart of the environmental crisis is our consumer society. Here are a few questions you can ask before you buy: Do I, or the other person I am buying this for, really need this? Is there another product that would do the same thing but more sustainably? Will this last a long time? Do I know how this item was made, how it will be used and how it will be disposed of? Where was this made and under what circumstances? Are the materials used to make this renewable and have they been harvested in a sustainable manner?
Reuse
Regrettably, because we live in a "disposable society," we are encouraged to buy a new "improved" item even if the one we have can be repaired. When we buy, we should buy items that are durable, and we should maintain them and have them repaired when necessary. If we do this, many things can not only last a lifetime, but can be passed along from generation to generation. If something is truly unusable for its original purpose, try to be creative and think of how else it might be used. When you are done with it, think if someone else might be able to use it.
Recycle
Rather than throwing an item out when neither you nor anyone else can make use of it, have it recycled. And while recycling is not perfect — it requires energy and the process of changing something into something else often produces by-products — it is better than sending goods to the landfill or having them incinerated. Find out what types of materials can be recycled in your area. Clean and sort the materials before putting them out on the curb as often collectors will not pick up recycling that is mixed or contains non-recyclables.
http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/take-action/greentips/reduce-reuse-recycle