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2nd Chance Week
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Resale, Reuse and Repair . . . Give It A Second Chance
Second Chance Week is a public awareness campaign to promote reuse, repair, resale and donation opportunities. During Second Chance Week, local governments, neighborhood associations, businesses, educational institutions, and others work together to hold activities geared towards giving reusable items that might otherwise be thrown away a “second chance”. Through encouraging the public’s support of existing reuse establishments and providing communities with new reuse opportunities such as neighborhood yard sales and reuse essay contests, Second Chance Week aims to help communities further realize the many benefits of reuse while reducing waste.
Why ReUse . . . Preventing waste has become urgent. Landfills and incinerators create pollution while wasting resources. Meanwhile, many parts of our communities are deteriorating for lack of affordable goods. One way to prevent waste, improve our towns, and increase the increase the material, educational and occupational well-being of our citizens all at once is to take useful products discarded by those who don’t want them and providing them to those that do.
Reuse Ideas . . . Home… –Hold a garage sale to pass on reusable items. –Set up neighborhood tool, toy, electronics or furniture exchange. –Utilize thrift stores for items you don’t need. –Donate home items to Charity. Work… –Find a new in-house use for your equipment by talking to co-workers or other departments. –Modify items, such as turning a broken desk into a lunch table. –Donate used magazines and journals to schools or libraries. –Reuse packaging materials. –Donate equipment to Charity. School… –Hold a reuse essay or art contest. –Have a collection drive for used books. your city to… –Develop a drop off for reusable items at the recycling center. –Coordinate a large item pick-up for homes and businesses.
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