Reuse

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024235",
  "term": "Reuse",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Refers to the use of a product or component of municipal solid waste in its original form more than once. Examples include refilling glass or plastic bottles, repairing wood pallets, using corrugated or plastic containers for storage, and returning milk crates. (U.S. EPA, 1994d)\n\n2. The use of a product more than once in its same form for the same purpose or for different purposes, such as reusing a soft-drink bottle when it is returned to the bottling company for refilling, or reusing a coffee can as a container for nuts and bolts.\n\n3. Reuse refers to reusing a product by its original user or someone else without additional processing.\n\n4. Using a product or component of municipal solid waste in its original form more than once; e.g., refilling a glass bottle that has been returned or using a coffee can to hold nuts and bolts.\n\n5. Process of utilizing a used product or material in a manner that generally retains its original form and identity with minor refurbishments. Materials reusable in whole form might include sand-set pavers, segmental retaining walls, or mechanical fasteners, connections, and/or joinery (e.g., avoidance of adhesives and mortar).",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Measuring Recycling Guidance Glossary",
    "Consumer Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste: Reusable Vocabulary",
    "State and Local Climate and Energy Program Glossary of Terms; State and Local Climate and Energy Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Office of the President Council on Environmental Quality Guidance for Federal Agencies on Sustainable Practices for Designed Landscapes at https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ceq/recommendations_on_sustainable_landscaping_practices.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/reuse/"
}