New from old

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.

easy 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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