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can, 13, 18, 22
glass, 13
paper, 18
plastic, 12, 19, 22
recycling center,
trash, 4, 6, 9, 13, 20, 22–23
water bottles, 22
GLOSSARY
burn:
to set something on fire
bury:
to dig a hole in the ground, put an object in the hole, and cover it with dirt
plastic:
something invented by people that can be made into things such as water
bottles and toys
recycle:
to turn trash into something that people can use
sort:
to separate things into groups
trash:
things that people throw away. Trash is also called garbage.
TO LEARN MORE
BOOKS
Devera, Czeena.
Waste and Recycling Collector
. Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry Lake, 2018. Find out how
communities collect trash and recycling.
Paul, Miranda.
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of Gambia
. Minneapolis:
Millbrook Press, 2015. Learn how one woman cleaned her town and helped Earth.
WEBSITE
EPA: Recycle City
This website is from the Environmental Protection Agency. It lets you explore Recycle City through
games and activities.
