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REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE

These are the 3 ways to make the Earth a greener place: Reduce, reuse and
The 3R Campaign signifies “reduce, reuse, and recycle”. Under the
recycle. When people reduce, it means they are using less of something. This
campaign, three – coloured waste separation bins or better known as
means less waste. Turning off the water when we brush our teeth is a way of
‘recycling bins’ are provided.
reducing. We don’t waste water by doing this. Reusing is to use the things we
The blue bin is used to dispose of paper. Recyclable items such
already have again. We can use re-usable shopping bags made of cloth instead of
as newspapers, magazines, cardboard boxes, and paper cups can
plastic bags when we go to a supermarket. Using both sides of the paper is also a
be disposed of here.
way of reusing.
Glass items like bottled drinks, perfumes bottles, glasses, and
Finally, we can recycle. Recycling is to create new materials from old ones.
mirrors can be disposed of into the brown bin.
Materials like paper, plastic and metal can be recycled. You can recycle the things
The orange bin is used to dispose of aluminium and plastic waste. The
like newspapers, soda cans, plastic containers and magazines.
waste includes soft drink cans, food product tins, plastic bags, and plastic
If we want to live in a green and clean world, we must take care of our world.
spoons.

Circle the best option to answer the questions:

Read and Categorize the items in the correct respective bins:

1. What is the title of the passage? 2.What is the meaning of reduce?
a) The ways to reuse things a) To use again
b) The benefits of recycle things b) To use less
c) The recycle materials c) To make new
d) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle d) To use more

3. We reduce water by . 4. What should we do when we go to the

a) Turning off the water when we brush our market, if we want to reuse?
teeth. a) Use plastic bags
b) Playing with water. b) Use cloth bags
BLUE BIN BROWN BIN ORANGE BIN c) Watering the flowers with lots of water. c) Use a basket
Dispose of Dispose of Dispose of d) Turning on the water when we don’t d) Use paper bag.
_____________ ____________ _____________ need it.

newspapers
5. To create new materials from the old ones
6. What kind of materials can you
perfumes bottles is called . recycle?

plastic bags a) Recycle a) Oil

b) Reuse b) Leftover food
c) Reduce c) Paper, plastic and metal
d) Waste d) Fruits and vegetables
 Read both texts and circle TRUE or FALSE: Read both text again and match the phrases with the images

1. The 3R Campaign signifies “reduce, revise, and recycle” T F

Bin for cardboards and
2. The orange bin is used to dispose of aluminium. T F newspapers

3. Recyclable items such as newspapers and glasses are disposed T F

in the blue bin.
Bin for soft drink cans
4. The three – coloured waste bins are known as ‘recycling bins’ and plastic spoons.
T F

5. Glasses, and mirrors are disposed into the brown bin. T F

Bin for soft perfumes

6. Reduce is to use the things we already have again. T F
bottles.

7. Food product tins, plastic bags are disposed into the blue bin. T F

8. Recycle means they are using less of something. T F This means less waste.

9. Reduce means less waste. T F

10. We can reuse shopping bags made of cloths instead of plastic T F

Using both sides of the
bags
paper is also a way of …

11. Recycling is to create new materials from old ones. T F

12. We can recycle materials like paper, plastic and gas. T F

Turning off the water
when we brush our
teeth…

Create new materials …