Question

When throwing away rubbish, do you know which bin(垃圾桶) it should go in? Have you ever seen the differently-colored rubbish bins on the street?

Some of you might not be able to answer the 1.. However, if you live in Shanghai, you might have to take a “lesson” in sorting rubbish(垃圾分类). Shanghai is the first city to put rubbish-sorting into practice in China.

As for us, it’s 2. to know how to sort your rubbish. Not knowing how to sort rubbish can make 3.harder to save energy and protect the environment.

The government asks people to sort rubbish into four groups: recyclable, harmful, dry and wet waste.

•Wet waste is also known as household waste. “They are things you don’t want 4.that pigs can eat,” Guangzhou Daily explained.

•Paper, metal, glass and other things that can be used are recyclable waste.

•Harmful waste includes things 5. medicine, batteries and fluorescent bulbs(荧光灯泡).

•Any waste that’s not wet, recyclable or harmful will go in the “dry waste” dustbin.

Besides China, many 6. foreign countries have also introduced garbage-sorting rules. In developed countries, the recycling rate of rubbish is 7. higher, thanks to their sorting systems.

In order to protect our environment, everyone should think about which bin you should put it in when you 8.away rubbish. We have to put the right garbage in the right place at the right time.

Answer 1