Edwin buys a water bottle, reuses it twice and then recycles it Eleanor buys a water bottle reuses it twelve times and then throws it away
Edwin's water bottle goes through the following life cycle:
1. Purchase: Edwin buys a water bottle.
2. Reuse #1: Edwin uses the water bottle once.
3. Reuse #2: Edwin uses the water bottle a second time.
4. Recycling: Edwin recycles the water bottle.
Eleanor's water bottle goes through the following life cycle:
1. Purchase: Eleanor buys a water bottle.
2. Reuse #1: Eleanor uses the water bottle once.
3. Reuse #2: Eleanor uses the water bottle a second time.
4. Reuse #3: Eleanor uses the water bottle a third time.
5. Reuse #4: Eleanor uses the water bottle a fourth time.
6. Reuse #5: Eleanor uses the water bottle a fifth time.
7. Reuse #6: Eleanor uses the water bottle a sixth time.
8. Reuse #7: Eleanor uses the water bottle a seventh time.
9. Reuse #8: Eleanor uses the water bottle an eighth time.
10. Reuse #9: Eleanor uses the water bottle a ninth time.
11. Reuse #10: Eleanor uses the water bottle a tenth time.
12. Reuse #11: Eleanor uses the water bottle an eleventh time.
13. Reuse #12: Eleanor uses the water bottle a twelfth time.
14. Thrown away: After being used twelve times, Eleanor throws away the water bottle.