Think about the slogan “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” Why do you think so much emphasis is placed on recycling in our popular culture, and not on reduce or reuse?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. But the reasons for this are anchored in culture, social perceptions, and lifestyles. Reduce and reuse are difficult concepts to explain, and challenge us to rethink our lifestyles and households. Reduce and reuse require us to change—sometimes in significant ways—our consumption patterns and habits. They also work against the consumer culture fostered in many industrialized countries, and some societies have a cultural disdain for things that are used or second-hand. Recycle is a non-threatening activity that can be easily captured as a media sound-bite and enables people to “feel good” about helping the environment.
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A. a hard copy B. a courier C. a elephone D. the fax
For each signal
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A) Technician A only B) Technician B only C) Both technicians D) Neither technician
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A) is 1/32 in. standard. B) is 1 in. standard. C) is 1/2 in. standard. D) is 1/4 in. standard. E) must be determined on project-by-project basis.