Exercise 1: Answer the questions
a) What do people do with empty milk bottles?
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b) What happens to the glass when it is sent to the factories?
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c) What did the Oregon government do to prevent people from throwing drink cans away?
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d) What is compost made from?
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e)If you have a recycling story to share, how can you share it?
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Exercise 2. Work with a partner. Complete the sentences to make a list of recycled things.
Car tires ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Milk bottles …………………………………………………………………………………………….
Glass …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Drink cans ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
Household and garden waste ……………………………………………………………………..
1. People cleaned and refilled empty milk bottles with milk.
2. The glass is broken up, melted and made into new glassware when it is sent to factories.
3. The Oregon government made ạ new law that there must be deposit on all drink cans. The deposit is returned when people bring the cans back for recycling.
4. Compost is made from household and garden waste.
5. If we have a recycling story to share, we can call or fax the magazine at 5 265 456
Car tires
In the USA millions of old car tires are thrown way every year. But tires can be recycled to make pipes and floor coverings. Nowadays, many people wear shoes and sandals made from old car tires.
Drink cans
People throw away billions of cans every year all over the world. In Oregon, the government made a new law several years ago. They said that there must be a deposit on all drink cans. The deposit is returned when people bring the cans back for recycling.
Bottles
In Britain, the milkman brings bottles of milk to houses and collects the empty ones. The empty bottles are then cleaned and filled. Every milk bottle can be reused thirty times.
Compost
Farmers have recycled their waste for thousands of years. They grow food for their animals and use the dung for fertilizing their fields. They also collect household and garden waste to make compost. Compost is a wonderful natural fertilizers. It helps plants grow.
Glass
In industry, most glass is recycled. The glass is collected and sent to the factories. There it is broken up, melted and made into new glassware.
Thought for the week:
One ton of recycled paper saves approximately eight trees.
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