THE ENVIRONMENT AND RUBBISH

Study the words given below and fill in the blanks using them.

1. Dustmen/Dust women = someone employed to collect and dispose of rubbish

2. Recycle rubbish = To use again or to reprocess the waste/rubbish

3. Bottle bank = bin to keep the bottles

4. Environmentally friendly = not harmful towards the surrounding

5. Replanting scheme = a programme to plant/supply/reattach (something) again

6. Throw away = To discharge/propel into the air by any means

7. Rubbish tip = A landfill, also known as a dump or rubbish dump

QUESTIONS

1. Sometimes the _________________ forget to collect the rubbish bags from our
streets and take them to the _____________________

2. I think we should practice _______________ because it’s good to re-use things.

3. The aerosol sprays I use are ________________________. They don’t contain
any CFC’s so they don’t damage the ozone layer.

4. I think furniture companies should all have ______________________. I am sure

a lot of them destroy the forest without thinking about replacing the trees.

5. I don’t ___________________ glass bottles. I take them to the _____________

for recycling.

ANSWER:

1. Dustmen/ Dust women…….rubbish tip

2. Recycle rubbish

3. Environmentally friendly

4. replanting scheme

5. throw away……………bottle bank