Talk:Waste hierarchy

This page needs to be disambiguated with the animal experiments "3R"
see Alternatives to animal testing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frederic Y Bois (talk • contribs) 15:39, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

More "re's" to add to article?
Refuse (similar to re-think). Re-educate (recognize, re-train, research). Repair (renew, re-condition, re-build, rehabilitate, rejuvenate). Re-use (re-fit, re-distribute, re-charge, refill, relocate). Re-give. Korky Day (talk) 22:18, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Good ideas but as far as I know these haven't been included as part of any agreed waste hierarchy.--Alex Marshall (talk) 10:02, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

I am starting to see "Reject" put before "Reduce Reuse Recycle", more and more .EricTheRed (talk) 18:31, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

5R is definitely gaining momentum in ZeroWaste movement. This is an example from Vancouver, Canada. 174.6.87.98 (talk) 09:11, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Reference #1 is not the best reference to use when linking such a critical term(s)
This should be revised —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.75.244.91 (talk) 16:08, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Abbrev. wrong
The abbreviation to "management" is mgt. not mgmt. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dan2paul (talk • contribs) 14:00, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Devastate vs. Eliminate
I consider the term Eliminate too general a word to describe the bottom of the hierarchy - all these methods Eliminate waste. The methods at the bottom of the hierarchy are nasty and are to be avoided, and are best described by what they do - devastate the soil, water, and air. —Preceding unsigned comment added by EdmCPC (talk • contribs) 00:08, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Reverse the Pyramid
I have always thought the order of the waste hierarchy pyramid is the wrong way around. Eliminating waste should come first and form the foundation of waste management. Having landfill at the bottom makes it look like it's the first option! This is not a wikipedia error, just a critical observation I have made throughout my environmental career. Env Scientist 82.1.7.29 (talk) 12:41, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

How the hierarchy works
Section lists many arbitrary environmental initiatives that do not directly contribute to or confuse understanding of the waste hierarchy. Composting appears under reduce, reuse, and recycle. Upcycle appears under both reuse and recycle. Distinction between generate and incinerate unclear. Devastate is an excessive term for trash, please use a neutral term such as disposal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.7.62.137 (talk) 06:10, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

What about Renew?
When I was a kid (and I'm not that old), we were taught the three R's: Recycle, Reuse, Renew. I still see references to this online, so I know I'm not just "that stupid kid who learned it wrong." Has Renew been merged into another branch of the three R's or are there technically 5 R's? - 22:31, 26 August 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ablomberg (talk • contribs)


 * There are many variations on the concept. When I as a kid there was a jingle on TV that when "re-duce, re-use, re-cy-cle, and (pause) re-cov-er (ba-ba-dum)".  In this case to "recover" means salvaging things that others have needlessly discarded and repairing or upcycling them. --Kevlar (talk • contribs) 22:35, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Define R's
Since this article's name is "Waste hierarchy" and not "3Rs" or anything like that, it needs an introductory paragraph stating what does "three r" means. The first mention of the R's, in the third paragraph, mentions an "additional R" without ever mentioning before ANY "r". --Nazroon (talk) 23:16, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

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The "enhanced" waste hierarchy image
Who on earth thought that image was any good? It's an absolute mess! 84.92.90.18 (talk) 10:31, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

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