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Recycling Thursday, May 10, 2007

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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