noun
definition
The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.
definition
The act of using again, or in another place.
example
Code reuse can save programmers a lot of typing.
verb
definition
To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else).
example
The students reused empty plastic bottles in their science experiment.
definition
To use again, or in another place.
Examples of reuse in a Sentence
Always use a reusable shopping bag or reuse plastic bags.
Please reuse your carrier bags or use bags for life.
Smaller forms of reuse are equally amenable to small construction projects.
The dry combs are then stored ready for reuse the following season, or melted in a solar wax extractor.
Discard brine after use and do not reuse.
Many people like to reuse their candle containers to store loose change or other household items, so you will want to consider this possibility when making your purchase.
We are currently offering a service to collect wooden pallets, to enable us to reuse or recycle.
However, despite these problems, demand remains substantial enough to make second-hand textile export a viable option for textile reuse.
They were then tested for their suitability for reuse, or stripped down to their component parts for recycling.
When you make your own, you can reuse the shampoo bottle and as for soap, there is no excess packaging.
Wash and reuse plastic sandwich bags or other "disposable" kitchen items.
This makes the classes interchangeable, which encourages reuse.
Worse, the need to supply waste to keep the incinerators going would severely hinder the proper development of the recycling and reuse industries.
Object reuse subsystems are most effective in environments where some security policy is implemented on the system.
You can also reuse each strip until it loses its grip.
Abeka changes their curriculum and textbooks frequently, which may make it difficult to find corresponding workbooks for younger children if you plan to reuse the textbooks.
Yet, the original box may not be in any condition to reuse.
For example, careful repair an reuse of wooden pallets reduced consumption from 5000 to 2000 pallets per year.
Wed 3 May 2006 How can I reuse or recycle... rubber gloves?
Or you can reuse plastic bags as garbage and pet refuse bags.
A reduce, reuse and recycle list is important on many levels.
Reuse the vodka or PGA bottles or recycle another liqueur or wine bottle with a re-sealable top to store your limoncello.
Try to find ways that you can reuse things at least two or three times.
We recycle 100% of all IT equipment collected by means of materials reclamation and component reuse.
Your school will be provided with a shoe reuse bin and reusable sacks small enough to store in a corridor or classroom corner.
I apply the Organizational Semiotics theory to model domain knowledge and overcome semantic conflicts in order to support content sharing and reuse.
For other occasions, remember that you can reuse the diaper cover with a new liner unless the cover has also been dirtied.
As environmental issues increasingly take center stage, the focus on sustainability and the importance and need to reduce, reuse, and recycle become clear.
Plastic, glass and paper recycling are important but there are so many additional opportunities for smart reuse and conservation.
Many people assume that if they reuse something then it has been recycled.
Save the world and recite the mantra, ''Recycle, Reuse, and Reduce".
Reducing the volume of waste produced and looking at ways to reuse materials are the first priorities.
Furniture is not the only thing they accept, so if you have other items you'd like to try to see someone else reuse, check their site for a list of other things you can donate besides furniture.
Tue 27 Jun 2006 How can I reuse or recycle... cotton bobbins?
This is a crown copyright value added product, reuse of which requires a Click-Use License for value added material issued by HMSO.
Thu 18 May 2006 How can I reuse or recycle ⦠coconut shells?
She has brought together 36 artists all of whom explore a significant strand in contemporary art - the reuse and recasting of cultural material.
The project uses modern methods of construction and will reuse the foundations from the previous on-site structure in the substructure design for the flats.
It's tempting to try and salvage a nice, long zipper from an old cushion, but zippers seldom survive reuse for long.
These are just a few ways consumers can reduce their need for paper; they can also choose to reuse much of their paper for more creative purposes instead of adding to landfills.
You've heard the phrase "reduce, reuse, recycle" as one of the mantras for simple ways to save the environment.
Fashion and Beauty which features great advice like how to reuse a bridesmaid dress, how to make do-it-yourself organic hair products, and how to create Halloween masks.
However, if more individuals and businesses make a concerted effort to recycle, as well as reduce and reuse, it will have a powerful positive impact.
Keeping a reduce, reuse and recycle list gives a focus to the important environmental issues raised through waste.
While it may sound like science fiction to capture sunlight and then reuse it to heat your home, instead, think in terms of solar energy or heat produced by the sun.
Be sure to scrape the molds over the Bain Marie and reuse the chocolate.
The Loading Dock is a reuse facility accepting donations of building materials.
Practice some 1930s frugality and try to reuse everything until it literally is gone.
The more things you can find to reuse in your projects, the less will end up in landfill.
With a little creativity, you can reuse many of the products in your home.