adapted story from jen green. in my family, we recycle rubbish. we return things so they can be used...
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Adapted story from Jen Green
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In my family, we recycle rubbish.We return things so they can be used again.
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We didn’t always recycle.
We threw everything away!
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But one day…on our way to school…
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…we saw our teacher putting a special box with cans, bottles and papers by
the gate.
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This box is for
recycling. All these
things are taken
away and used
again!
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What do you do
with your rubbish?
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Rubbish contains lots
of useful things that
can be recycled, or used again.
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Mr Jones took the class to a recycling centre.
It had separate banks for bottles, tins, plastic and paper.
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What do you think
happens to all the glass
that goes here?
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It all gets broken down to
make new shiny
bottles!
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And guess what
happens to all the tins that go in
here?
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They get melted down to make
new metal things such as bikes and
scooters.
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And what about the paper and plastic that
goes in here, and
here?
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The paper all gets
shredded and used to make new books and
comics.
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This plastic can be used to make all kinds of things,
including clothes.
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Most of the rubbish we put in the bin gets
buried in dumps that spoil the countryside.It’s good to recycle as
much as you can!
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Clothes, books and toys that you don’t want can
all be taken to the charity shop.
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The food we buy at supermarkets comes in packages that can all be
used again.
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Now we buy recycled things at the shops.
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We always recycle the plastic bags too.
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We also recycle everything at
home. Fruit and vegetable
peelings get recycled on
our new compost
heap.
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The compost helps my
Mum’s prize vegetables to
grow!
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Now we recycle so much rubbish,
there’s any left for the
bin!
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Recycling is kind to nature.
It saves money… and it’s fun!
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Published in 2002by Hodder Children’s Books,
London