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Recover

Recovery offer a similar approach, while focusing mostly on resources. In recovery, people use wastes as an
input material to create valuable products as new outputs. The aim is to reduce the amount of waste
generated, therefore reducing the need for landfill space and also extracting maximum value from waste.
This can for instance be easily applied inside the kitchen, main chefs todays develop everyday new
receipies to maximise the use of the products, making dips with fried skin of fishes or potatoes peel chips.

1.3 Apply Circular Economy in your Life

You can apply circular economy in your life, and in your work and enterprise. Here you have some tips to
apply circular economy in your normal day:

• Buy only if it´s absolutely necessary. Make regular inventory of your belongings (especially, of your
fridge and wardrobe), prepare a shopping list with what you really need and limit your purchases to this
shopping list.
• Think twice before throwing something away. Especially in case of furniture, appliances etc. Can it be
repaired? Could it be re-used in any part? Could you give it to someone who might need it? Think in your
close environment, but also about charities that might collect clothes or other objects.
• And if throwing is the only solution, don’t forget to take it to its corresponding container for recycling!
• Return used items to the store where you purchased them. It is common for expired medications, but
you can also return empty batteries or glass bottles in some supermarkets, and even clothes in some
stores.
• Buy in local stores, prefer the purchase of fresh and local products that come from your neiborhood, as
well as craft products, and support the local commerce and fair trade.
• Minimize litter and waste: avoid products with unnecessary packaging, such as plastics, and prefer prod-
ucts in bulk. Use your own bags and containers.
• Adjust energy expenditure, remember that every little step is important to achieve the entire loop of
circular economy. Moderate your use of energy, use sustainable transports.

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