29 Let's Recycle!

Let's Recycle! by Dana Carroll With the Editors of TIME FOR KIDS

让我们回收!作者:丹娜·卡罗尔，《儿童时代》编辑

Chapter 1 Tons of Garbage Every day we throw away things we do not want to use anymore. We throw away old newspapers, metal cans, plastic bottles, juice cartons, and glass jars. Sometimes the garbage we throw away goes to a garbage dump. Garbage takes up a lot of space. It is not a good way to use the land. Sometimes garbage goes to a sanitary landfill. People bury garbage there. A landfill looks and smells better than a garbage dump. But there is still too much garbage!

我们每天都扔掉我们不想再用的东西。 我们扔掉旧报纸、金属罐、塑料瓶、果汁盒和玻璃罐。 有时我们扔掉的垃圾会被扔到垃圾场。 垃圾占了很大的空间。 这不是利用土地的好方法。 有时垃圾会被送往卫生填埋场。 人们把垃圾埋在那里。 垃圾填埋场看起来和闻起来都比垃圾场好。 但是垃圾还是太多了!

Chapter 2 Reduce It and Reuse It Everyone can help reduce the amount of garbage. We can buy things that last a long time. You can only use a paper cup once. But you can use a drinking glass again and again. We can reuse things made of paper, plastic, metal, and glass. We can find new ways to use them. We can use a glass jar as a flower vase. We can use a carton to grow plants. An artist can use old cans to make art!

每个人都可以帮助减少垃圾的数量。 我们可以买到很长时间的东西。 一个纸杯只能用一次。 但是你可以一次又一次地使用一个饮水杯。 我们可以重复利用纸、塑料、金属和玻璃制成的东西。 我们可以找到新的方法来使用它们。 我们可以把玻璃罐当花瓶用。 我们可以用纸箱来种植植物。 艺术家可以用旧罐子来创作艺术!

When people give away old things, it reduces garbage. There are places that take old furniture, clothes, and toys. Some places fix up old things so they are almost as good as new.

当人们扔掉旧东西时，就减少了垃圾。 有些地方会收旧家具、衣服和玩具。 有些地方会修理旧东西，使它们几乎像新的一样好。

Chapter 3 Recycle It Towns all over the United States are cutting down on waste, or garbage. People reduce, reuse, and recycle, too. The people in California had a "Clean the Beach Day." People picked up all the litter on the beach. They recycled thousands of metal cans and plastic bottles. The people made their beaches beautiful and clean again.

美国各地的城镇都在减少废物或垃圾。 人们也会减少、重复利用和循环利用。 加州的人们有一个“清洁海滩日”。 人们捡起了海滩上所有的垃圾。 他们回收了数千个金属罐和塑料瓶。 人们使他们的海滩又美丽又干净了。