(Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)

These are the three ways of protecting the natural sources.

Reduce

lt means using fewer resources. When you shop, shop differently. Buy fewer things with less money. Don’t use too much electricity and water at home. You should eat less meat.
You should avoid and reduce waste.

Reuse

Don’t throw away the things. Use them again. You can use a jar as a vase. You can write notes on a used envelope. Don’t buy an expensive item twice, try to repair it.
You should reuse containers, packaging or waste products.

Recycle

There are a lot of campaigns on recycling.
You will collect old items together and people will make new items from them. lf you don’t throw away your newspapers, magazines, books or notebooks people won’t cut trees to make them.

Answer the questions

1. What are the three R’s?
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2. What does ‘reduce’ mean?
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3. What should you eat less?
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4. What should you avoid and reduce?
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5. What does ‘reuse’ mean?
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6. How can you use a jar?
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7. Where can you write notes?
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8. What does ‘recycle’ mean?
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9. How many campaigns are there on recycling?
10. What won’t people do if you don’t throw away newspapers, magazines, books or notebooks?
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Answers:

1. They are Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
2. lt means using fewer resources.
3. You should eat less meat.
4. You should avoid and reduce waste.
5. lt means ‘Don’t throw away the things.’
6. You can use a jar as a vase.
7. You can write notes on a used envelope.
8. lt means ‘You’ll collect old items and people will make new items from them.
9. There are a lot of campaigns.
10. They won’t cut trees.

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