Blue Band 4
Anthony Robinson
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Recycling is making something new from something that has already been used.
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Instead of throwing things away we can collect and recycle them to make new things.
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We can recycle glass, metal, plastic and paper. metal
glass
paper
plastic
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Let’s look at plastic. We use it every day. Only some kinds of plastic are easy to recycle. Some plastic is hard to recycle.
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First we collect the plastic.
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It is sorted into different kinds.
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Then it is cut into small bits and washed.
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After it has been washed, the plastic is melted and made into pellets. Now the old plastic can be used again.
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We can make many things out of recycled plastic.
clothes
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furniture
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Too much rubbish is bad for the planet.
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What can we do? We can reduce how much we use. We can reuse things. And we can recycle.
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Put it in the recycling bin.
Make something new from the pellets.
Collect the plastic.
Turn it into pellets.
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Sort it.
Melt it.
Cut it.
Wash it.
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