Reuse or repurpose items such as old clothing, cloth grocery bags, and containers to prevent waste. Buy used items to reduce waste as well as the emissions created by producing new materials or disposing of them in landfills.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is a historic investment in the health and resilience of American communities. EPA is developing three new waste prevention, reuse, and recycling programs.
To search for state-specific water reuse regulations, guidelines, and policies for various reclaimed water sources and end uses, check out the U.S. EPA’s REUSExplorer tool.
Water reuse is the practice of reclaiming water from a variety of sources, treating it, and reusing it for beneficial purposes. It can provide alternative supplies for potable and non-potable uses to enhance water security, sustainability, and resilience.
This page describes the ways that water reuse is used to benefit communities across the United States and highlights example projects from across the U.S. that describe how a particular benefit drove the adoption of water reuse.
This booklet is a step-by-step guide to help you design an exciting science fair project that focuses on the 3Rs of waste management—reduce, reuse, and recycle.
The group explored the institutional complexities and challenges associated with implementing potable water reuse projects and outlined practical strategies to elevate potable reuse to the same state of legitimacy and acceptance as established drinking water sources.
This page is part of the EPA’s REUSExplorer tool, which summarizes the different state level regulations or guidelines for water reuse for a variety of sources and end-uses.
The study found that in a single year, recycling and reuse activities in the United States accounted for: 681,000 jobs, $37.8 billion in wages, and $5.5 billion in tax revenues. This equates to 1.17 jobs per 1,000 tons of materials recycled and $65.23 in wages and $9.42 in tax revenue for every ton of materials recycled.
