Again, losses occur from lack of thoughtful care in the use of material and machinery. There is a failure to look after all the larger and smaller matters, that nothing be wasted or damaged through neglect. A little squandered here and there amounts to a large sum in the course of a year. Some have never learned to exercise their faculties to save the remnants, notwithstanding the injunction of Christ: “Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.” Material should not be slashed into to obtain a small piece. A little thoughtful care would lead to the gathering up and using of the little pieces that are now thrown aside and wasted. Attention should be given to saving even so trifling a matter as wastepaper, for it can be turned into money. {4T 451.2}

Der udvises desuden ikke eftertænksom omhu for materiel og maskiner. Dette er en fejl der bør ses på i både større og mindre sammenhænge, så intet går til spilde eller beskadiges ved forsømmelse. Et lille spild her og der, bliver til meget på årsbasis. Nogle har aldrig lært at bruge deres evner til at spare resterne, upåagtet Kristi formaning: »Saml de tiloversblevne stykker sammen, så intet går til spilde.« Materialet bør ikke skæres i stykker for at få et lille stykke. Med lidt eftertænksomhed vil man kunne samle de små stykker op som var kastet bort. Man bør være opmærksom på, at noget så dumt som papiraffald, kan omsættes i penge.