Waste vocabulary review

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So, for example, when my kids don't finish their dinner, that's a waste.

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We had 'single-use plastics'.

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These are plastic materials that we use once and then throw away.

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So, for example, food wrappers and shopping bags.

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We heard 'recycle', which means to collect rubbish

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in order to make materials that can be used again.

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We can also describe something as 'recyclable'.

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It means it can be recycled.

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It can be used again.

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And we heard some common phrasal verbs that we use when talking

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about the environment.

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So, we had 'to rely on', which means need something in order to function.

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For example, we rely on plastic a lot in our daily lives.

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We can also say 'cut down on', which means to reduce something.

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And we also hear 'cut back on'.

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So, for example, I want to cut back on single-use plastic.

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That's it for this episode of Real Easy English.

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If you want to learn more phrasal verbs about the environment,

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then Georgie has made a whole video on this.

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You'll find the link in the notes below.

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See you then.

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Bye!