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Plastics: their pollution and recycling
Environment
- the natural world in which people, animals and plants live
Carbon dioxide
- a gas breathed out by people and animals from the lungs or produced by burning carbon
Biodegrade
- to change back, by the action of bacteria, to a natural state that will not harm the environment
Decompose
- to be destroyed gradually after death by natural processes
Reuse
- to use something again
Waste
- materials that are no longer needed and are thrown away
Throw away
- to get rid of something that you no longer want
Packaging
- materials used to wrap or protect goods that are sold in shops
Harm
- damage or injury that is caused by a person or an event
Litter
- small pieces of rubbish such as paper, cans and bottles, that people have left lying in a public place
Reduce
- to make something less or smaller in size, quantity, price, etc.; to become less or smaller in size, quantity, etc.
Replace
- to be used instead of somebody/something else; to do something instead of somebody/something else
Disposable
- made to be thrown away after use
Consumption
- the act of using energy, food or materials; the amount used
Emit
- to send out something such as light, heat, sound, gas, etc.
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Carbon dioxide
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Biodegrade
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Decompose
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Reuse
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Waste
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Throw away
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Packaging
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Harm
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Reduce
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Replace
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Disposable
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Consumption
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Emit
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Plastics: their pollution and recycling