- Do you recycle?
- Do you think recycling solves lots of environmental problems?
- recycling /re-SAYH-kling/
- waste /weyst/
- condition /kuhn-DISH-uhn/
- electricity /ih-lek-TRIS-i-tee/
- power /POU-er/
[noun] – the process of collecting and changing old paper, glass, plastic, etc. so that it can be used again
A committee to study recycling has just been formed by the town authority.
[noun] – unwanted matter or material of any type, especially what is left after useful substances or parts have been removed
Every year, this city produces 20 million tons of household waste.
[noun] – the particular state that something or someone is in
They left the apartment in bad condition; it was a total mess.
[noun] – a form of energy that can be produced in several ways and that provides power to devices that create light, heat, etc.
The electricity has been disconnected.
[verb] – to provide a machine with energy and the ability to operate
Buses are powered by diesel engines.
True or False:
- Wales was the only UK country to maintain a consistent recycling rate throughout the pandemic.
- Wales has met the European Union’s minimum 60 percent aim.
- Julie James is the Minister for Climate Change.
- Julie James said that Wales must continuously raise its goals to achieve zero waste by 2050.
- Food waste in Wales is transformed into 7 MW of electricity.
Fill in the blanks:
- You can __________ it by turning the switch on.
- Do you use __________ for cooking?
- __________ cuts down on waste.
- The __________ was dumped in the sea.
- The house is in a good __________.