Important vocab
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Meaning
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Landfill
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A place where a large hole is dug in the earth and rubbish is stored and buried.
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Methane gas
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When rubbish is buried in a landfill with no oxygen it produces a toxic gas called Methane which is explosive.
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Visy recycling
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A place in Auckland where plastic and paper rubbish are recycled so they can be used again without going into the landfill.
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Recycle
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Re using something old such as plastic or paper rubbish.
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Reduce
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To make something smaller
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Global warming
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The earth's temperature is getting warmer because of the increases in air pollution that trap in heat. This has caused the snow to melt which is raising sea levels. There have also been increases in heat waves and wildfires around the world.
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Decompose or Biodegradable
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When something that was once living rots or breaks down into the earth. For example an apple core.
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RECYCLING
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Recycling is important because did you know 2010 was recovered for recycling of all plastic waste that was only 8 bicent.Recycling is important because if we don’t recycle it takes a lot of space and builders might not be able to build new houses.Also they waste 230000 tons of rubbish and if you put a reusable item in the landfill it can cause a fire.There is still more items that you can recycle like a glass bottle and cardboard.Iceland recycles 332000 tons of rubbish and sweden recycles 10 million rubbish.Sometimes it takes thousands of years for most of the trash in the landfills to decompose and break down.Also did you know visy is a place in Auckland where plastic and paper rubbish are recycled to be used again.Also visy is a place that has tons of rubbish that you can recycle.
