The “Three Rs” were drilled into my head as a kid, it’s why the recycling logo has 3 arrows. Reduce is the first and most critical step. Well, we live under capitalism, the line must go up, reduction is off the table. Reuse was the second. Right to repair is absolutely critical to reuse. This is the step capitalism seeks to destroy now. Recycle is the final and least effective step, which is of course why it is the most marketed and used mostly for greenwashing, and does not require destruction as it has been co-opted.

It’s really awesome how capitalism just hates the planet and stands on the necks of our attempts to do anything about ecological destruction even when our attempts do not directly attack capitalism.