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- 8 - - The rate of resource consumption. - potential adverse environmental impacts. Waste reduction works as a solid waste management tool by preventing waste where possible. Waste reduction is accomplished through rede- sign of final products and packaging, increased product lifetime and reduced consumption levels. Although waste reduction will reduce the volume of solid waste by, at most, a few percentage points, waste reduction has been given a favored status in solid waste management policies because the total savings from disposal costs, reduced energy use and reduced materials use are greater than those achieved through after-the-fact recycling and energy recovery programs. There are several approaches that can be used to reduce waste genera- tion at its source: 1) Container deposits 2) Packaging reduction 3) Office paper reduction 4) product charges 5) Waste charges .6) 7) 8) 9) Bans Extended Warranties Newsprint conservation Mulching of grass clippings lo) 1. Public education and awareness CONTAINER DEPOSITS A deposit is an extra charge to the consumer to encourage reuse of a product. The deposit is refunded when the reusable portion of the product is returned. Although the deposit m~y be mandatory, the consumer may elect to forfeit the deposit and not return the reusable product. Deposit measures are limited to products that have a readily reusable component, such as beverage containers, tires or automobile hulks. Deposits provide an economic incentive to return a product to a central collection point so it can be used again with minimal recovery costs. A benefit of deposits is that a portion of the deposit may be used to defray the cost of recovering and properly disposing of products that are not returned.