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Day 50 · Environment · B1 Level

Recycling: Turning Trash into Treasure

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Every day, people around the world throw awaythrow away (phrasal)To get rid of something you do not want.≈ Synonym: discard🇺🇿UZ: tashlab yubormoq🇷🇺RU: выбрасывать enormous amountsenormous amountVery large quantities of something.≈ Synonym: huge quantities🇺🇿UZ: juda katta miqdor🇷🇺RU: огромные объёмы of garbagegarbageWaste material that is thrown away.≈ Synonym: trash🇺🇿UZ: chiqindi, axlat🇷🇺RU: мусор. Much of this waste, including plastic, glassglass (noun)A hard, clear material used for windows and bottles.🇺🇿UZ: shisha🇷🇺RU: стекло, paper, and metal, does not have to end up in a landfilllandfillA place where waste is buried in the ground.≈ Synonym: waste dump🇺🇿UZ: chiqindixona🇷🇺RU: свалка. Instead, it can be collectedcollect (verb)To take things away from a place.≈ Synonym: pick up🇺🇿UZ: yig'ib olmoq🇷🇺RU: собирать, вывозить, processedprocess v.Treated or prepared using a series of steps.≈ Synonym: treated🇺🇿UZ: qayta ishlangan🇷🇺RU: переработанный, and turned back into new products through a system called recycling. This simple idea helps reduce waste and protect natural resourcesnatural resourceMaterials found in nature that people use, like water, trees, and metals.≈ Synonym: raw materials from nature🇺🇿UZ: tabiiy resurslar🇷🇺RU: природные ресурсы at the same time.

Recycling begins the momentmoment (noun)A particular point in time.≈ Synonym: instant🇺🇿UZ: lahza, payt🇷🇺RU: момент someone sorts their trashsort trashPuts waste into different groups based on its type.≈ Synonym: separates their waste🇺🇿UZ: axlatni saralaydi🇷🇺RU: сортирует мусор into different binsbinContainers used for holding waste or recyclable materials.≈ Synonym: containers🇺🇿UZ: axlat qutilari🇷🇺RU: контейнеры, урны. Once collected, materials are taken to recycling facilitiesrecycling facilityPlaces equipped to process recyclable waste materials.≈ Synonym: recycling plants🇺🇿UZ: qayta ishlash korxonalari🇷🇺RU: предприятия по переработке, where machines and workers separateseparate v.To divide or sort things into different groups.≈ Synonym: sort🇺🇿UZ: ajratmoq🇷🇺RU: разделять paper, plastic, glass, and metal from each other. Each material then follows its own path: paper is broken down into pulppulpA soft, wet substance made by breaking down material like wood or paper.≈ Synonym: mashed fiber material🇺🇿UZ: sellyuloza massasi🇷🇺RU: целлюлозная масса and reformedreformShaped again into a new form.≈ Synonym: reshaped🇺🇿UZ: qayta shakllantirilgan🇷🇺RU: переформованный into new paper products, while glass is crushedcrushPressed hard so that something breaks into pieces.≈ Synonym: smashed🇺🇿UZ: maydalangan🇷🇺RU: раздроблённый, meltedmelt (verb)To change from solid to liquid by heat.🇺🇿UZ: eritmoq, erimoq🇷🇺RU: плавить, таять, and moldedmoldShaped by pouring soft material into a container.≈ Synonym: shaped🇺🇿UZ: shakl berilgan🇷🇺RU: отлитый в форму into new bottles and jarsjar (noun)A glass container for food.🇺🇿UZ: banka🇷🇺RU: банка.

Plastic recycling is more complicatedcomplicatedDifficult to understand or deal with because it has many parts.≈ Synonym: complex🇺🇿UZ: murakkab🇷🇺RU: сложный because there are many different types of plastic, and not all of them can be recycled the same way. Usable plastic is cleaned, shreddedshredCut or torn into small, thin pieces.≈ Synonym: cut into small pieces🇺🇿UZ: maydalab tilingan🇷🇺RU: измельчённый into small pieces, melted, and shaped into pelletspelletSmall, hard, rounded pieces of material.≈ Synonym: small granules🇺🇿UZ: donachalar, granulalar🇷🇺RU: гранулы that factories use to manufacturemanufactureTo make products, usually in large quantities using machines.≈ Synonym: produce🇺🇿UZ: ishlab chiqarmoq🇷🇺RU: производить new items, from bottles to clothing fibersclothing fiberThin threads used to make fabric for clothes.≈ Synonym: fabric threads🇺🇿UZ: kiyim tolalari🇷🇺RU: текстильные волокна. Metal, especially aluminumaluminumA lightweight silver-colored metal often used in cans and foil.≈ Synonym: a light metal🇺🇿UZ: alyuminiy🇷🇺RU: алюминий, is one of the easiest materials to recycle and can be reusedreuse (verb)To use something again.🇺🇿UZ: qayta foydalanmoq🇷🇺RU: использовать повторно again and again almost endlesslyendlesslyWithout stopping or ending; continuously.≈ Synonym: continuously🇺🇿UZ: cheksiz ravishda🇷🇺RU: бесконечно without losing quality.

Recycling matters for several important reasons. It reduces the need to extractextractTo remove or take out something, often from the ground.≈ Synonym: remove🇺🇿UZ: qazib olmoq, chiqarib olmoq🇷🇺RU: извлекать new raw materialsraw materialBasic natural substances used to make products.≈ Synonym: unprocessed materials🇺🇿UZ: xom ashyo🇷🇺RU: сырьё from the earth, which savessave (verb)To use less of something.🇺🇿UZ: tejamoq🇷🇺RU: экономить energy and lowerslower (verb)To make something less.≈ Synonym: reduce🇺🇿UZ: pasaytirmoq🇷🇺RU: снижать pollution. It also keeps landfills from filling up too quickly and reduces the greenhouse gasesgreenhouse gasGases in the air that trap heat and warm the planet.≈ Synonym: warming gases🇺🇿UZ: issiqxona gazlari🇷🇺RU: парниковые газы released when waste decomposesdecomposeBreaks down naturally over time, often by rotting.≈ Synonym: breaks down🇺🇿UZ: chirib, parchalanadi🇷🇺RU: разлагается. In many cases, making a product from recycled material uses far less energy than making it from scratchfrom scratchStarting completely from the beginning, using nothing already made.≈ Synonym: starting from nothing🇺🇿UZ: noldan boshlab🇷🇺RU: с нуля.

Still, recycling is not a perfect solution on its own. Contaminated materialscontaminated materialMaterials that have been dirtied or mixed with unwanted substances.≈ Synonym: dirty, mixed materials🇺🇿UZ: ifloslangan materiallar🇷🇺RU: загрязнённые материалы, mixed-up bins, and confusionconfusionA state of not understanding something clearly.≈ Synonym: uncertainty🇺🇿UZ: chalkashlik🇷🇺RU: путаница about what can actually be recycled cause real problems for recycling systems. Experts say that reducing wastereduce wasteMaking the amount of trash produced smaller.≈ Synonym: cutting down on waste🇺🇿UZ: chiqindini kamaytirish🇷🇺RU: сокращение отходов and reusing itemsreuse an itemUsing something again instead of throwing it away.≈ Synonym: using things again🇺🇿UZ: buyumlarni qayta ishlatish🇷🇺RU: повторное использование вещей before recycling them are equally important steps. Neverthelessnevertheless (adv)However; despite this.≈ Synonym: however🇺🇿UZ: shunga qaramay🇷🇺RU: тем не менее, when done correctly, recycling truly turns everyday trash into valuable treasurevaluable treasureSomething precious and worth a lot.≈ Synonym: precious resource🇺🇿UZ: qimmatli boylik🇷🇺RU: ценное сокровище for the future.

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      throw awayphrasal verb
      tashlab yubormoqвыбрасыватьDon't throw away old clothes — give them to charity.
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      enormous amount
      juda katta miqdorогромные объёмыThe festival produced an enormous amount of rubbish.
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      garbage
      chiqindi, axlatмусорPlease take out the garbage before you go to bed.
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      glassnoun
      shishaстеклоThe table is made of glass.
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      landfill
      chiqindixonaсвалкаMost plastic waste ends up in a landfill.
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      collectverb
      yig'ib olmoqсобирать, вывозитьRubbish is collected every Tuesday.
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      process v.
      qayta ishlanganпереработанныйYour application will be processed within ten days.
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      natural resource
      tabiiy resurslarприродные ресурсыWater is a precious natural resource.
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      momentnoun
      lahza, paytмоментI'm busy at the moment.
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      sort trash
      axlatni saralaydiсортирует мусорIn our building, we sort our trash into three bins.
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      bin
      axlat qutilariконтейнеры, урныPut the bottles in the green bin.
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      recycling facility
      qayta ishlash korxonalariпредприятия по переработкеThe new recycling facility can handle tonnes of plastic a day.
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      separate v.
      ajratmoqразделятьSeparate the egg whites from the yolks.
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      pulp
      sellyuloza massasiцеллюлозная массаOld newspapers are turned into pulp.
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      reform
      qayta shakllantirilganпереформованныйThe clay can be reformed into a new shape.
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      crush
      maydalanganраздроблённыйThe machine crushes old cars into small blocks.
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      meltverb
      eritmoq, erimoqплавить, таятьThe snow melted in the afternoon sun.
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      mold
      shakl berilganотлитый в формуThe melted chocolate is molded into bars.
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      jarnoun
      bankaбанкаMy mother keeps jam in glass jars.
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      complicated
      murakkabсложныйRecycling rules can be complicated.
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      shred
      maydalab tilinganизмельчённыйShred the old documents before you throw them away.
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      pellet
      donachalar, granulalarгранулыThe plastic is melted into small pellets.
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      manufacture
      ishlab chiqarmoqпроизводитьThe factory manufactures furniture from recycled wood.
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      clothing fiber
      kiyim tolalariтекстильные волокнаOld bottles can be turned into clothing fibers.
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      aluminum
      alyuminiyалюминийDrink cans are usually made of aluminum.
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      reuseverb
      qayta foydalanmoqиспользовать повторноYou can reuse this bag many times.
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      endlessly
      cheksiz ravishdaбесконечноThe children talked endlessly about the trip.
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      extract
      qazib olmoq, chiqarib olmoqизвлекатьGold is extracted from the mountains near Navoi.
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      raw material
      xom ashyoсырьёCotton is an important raw material for clothes.
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      saveverb
      tejamoqэкономитьTurning off the lights saves electricity.
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      lowerverb
      pasaytirmoqснижатьExercise lowers the risk of heart disease.
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      greenhouse gas
      issiqxona gazlariпарниковые газыCars and factories release greenhouse gases.
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      decompose
      chirib, parchalanadiразлагаетсяLeaves decompose and make the soil richer.
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      from scratch
      noldan boshlabс нуляShe baked the cake from scratch.
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      contaminated material
      ifloslangan materiallarзагрязнённые материалыContaminated materials can't be recycled.
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      confusion
      chalkashlikпутаницаThere was some confusion about the meeting time.
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      reduce waste
      chiqindini kamaytirishсокращение отходовReducing waste is better than recycling it.
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      reuse an item
      buyumlarni qayta ishlatishповторное использование вещейReusing items like jars and bags saves money.
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      neverthelessadverb
      shunga qaramayтем не менееIt was raining. Nevertheless, we went out.
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      valuable treasure
      qimmatli boylikценное сокровищеTo a collector, old coins are valuable treasure.