In the context of the conservation of natural resources,explain the terms reduce,recycle,and reuse. From among the materials that we use in daily life,identify two materials for each category.

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(N/A) $Reduce$ means to use a material or commodity in a lesser quantity,for example,electricity and water.
$Recycle$ means collecting a material that has been used once and sending it back to a manufacturer so that they can make other useful materials from it,for example,plastic bottles and paper.
$Reuse$ means using an item over and over again instead of throwing it away. It does not involve the process of recycling on either a small or large scale,for example,used envelopes and glass jars.

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