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Recycling Thursday, May 10, 2007
Vocabulary and language from the programme
rubbish, waste, garbage, trash
these are all uncountable nouns for what we throw away
a landfill (site)
a big hole in the ground where waste is taken and left
to be resource efficient
not to waste things unnecessarily
to boost
to increase
to minimise
to reduce, make less
bottle banks
large containers where people can put glass bottles for recycling
to conserve energy
to save energy
to transform something
to change something into something else
to do your bit
to make a contribution, to take a part in a worthwhile activity
organic manure
old food waste which has rotted down to become a natural fertiliser for plants and vegetables
