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Managing your personal impact
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We all buy electrical and electrical products for convenience and entertainment. Asking a few simple questions can help us begin to make small changes in our behaviour that will benefit the environment, other people and even ourselves. Do you own any electrical products that you don’t really need? Could you be more responsible in your purchasing? Could you recycle more of your products when they have broken? Do you actively try and save energy in your home?
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The decisions we make on a daily basis can affect the natural environment and people across the world. Just small changes to the way you act at home, work and school can make a real difference.
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The next time you're thinking of buying a new product, consider the Three Rs - reduce, reuse, recycle.
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Do you really need to buy the product, or can you borrow or rent it? |
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Can you repair your old one? |
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If it really is broken beyond repair, how can you recycle it? |
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And if your old product is still working but you don't need it any more, can you reduce its environmental impact by giving it to someone else or selling it, rather than throwing it away? |
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Some companies are already making a significant effort to improve the environmental and social impact of their products by integrating the concept of sustainability into the early design stages of the product.
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