Unit 8: Our Valuable EarthTheme 16: Recycle and Renew

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dispose- to throw away or get rid of something

If you dispose of a milk jug, you throw it in the garbage.

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reusable- something that can be used over and over again

We buy cloth napkins because they are reusable.

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enormous- very large

The African elephant was enormous.

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recycle- to process something so that it can be used again

Recycling is both an easy and important task for our environment.

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future- a time that hasn’t happened yet

Tomorrow is in the future.

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bin- a large container used to store things

We always throw our paper in the recycling bin that is in our classroom.

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litter- trash that is not where it should be

The cleaning crew helped to pick up all of the litter on the ground after the festival was over.

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assortment- a collection of different kinds of things

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I put an assortment of candy together for my birthday party.

pollution- the dirtying of the environment

Pollution in water makes it unsafe to drink.

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conservation- the protection of our environment

Steve Irwin spent his career studying wildlife and fighting for animal conservation.

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