sort of things什么意思扔垃圾时要进行垃圾分类英语作文
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    Sorting Trash - An Important Lesson
    Hi there! My name is Timmy and I'm 10 years old. Today I want to tell you all about something really important that we should all be doing - sorting our trash properly before throwing it away. It's not just adults that need to care about this, us kids have a big role to play too!
    You might be wondering, why is it such a big deal to sort our trash? Well, let me explain. The trash we throw away doesn't just disappear into thin air. It has to go somewhere! If we don't sort it out first, it all gets mixed together into one big messy pile at the landfill or incinerator.
    Landfills are those really big areas where they bury tons and tons of trash underground. Incinerators are the places where they burn the trash. Both of these places can be really bad for the environment if we're not careful.
    You see, not everything we throw away breaks down easily when buried or burned. Things like plastics, metals, and chemicals can release toxic substances that pollute the air, soil and water around landfills and incinerators. This pollution is no good for plants, animals or people!
    That's why it's so important that we sort our trash first before throwing it out. By separating out the recyclable items from the non-recyclable ones, we can make sure the recyclable stuff gets properly reused instead of going to landfills or incinerators. The less junk we send to those places, the better for the environment!
    So what exactly gets recycled? The main categories are:
    Paper products - Things like newspapers, magazines, cardboard boxes, office paper. This stuff can be remade into new paper!
    Plastics - All those plastic bottles, containers, bags and wrap. Different types of plastics get recycled in different ways.
    Metals - Cans, foil, bands from bottles/jars. These get melted down to make new metal products.
    Glass - Bottles and jars made of glass can be reused over and over again once recycled properly.
    We usually have separate bins at home and at school for sorting out each of these recyclable items. Anything that can't be recycled like food waste, polystyrene foam containers, broken toys and other random junk has to go into the non-recyclable/general waste bin.
    At my house, we have four different bins: one for paper, one for plastics, one for metals/glass, and one for general waste that can't be recycled. My mom is really good about making sure we use the right bin for each type of trash. She's taught me and my little brother which items go where since we were really little.
    Whenever we're done with something, we always ask "Is this recyclable? Which bin does it go in?" That's helped get us into the good habit of sorting our trash properly.  It's really not that hard once you get the hang of it! Sorting has become like second nature to us.
    At school, we have similar bins in the classrooms and cafeteria for recycling different materials. Our teachers strongly encourage us to pay attention to what we're throwing away and sort it into the proper recycling bins. We even have a recycling team who monitors the bins and does fun educational activities to teach us more about recycling.
    Some kids might think it's a pain to have to separate out the different items. But when you realize how much of a positive impact it can have on the environment, it's totally worth the small bit of extra effort! By all of us sorting our trash, we're reducing waste, conserving resources and minimizing pollution. How cool is that?
    My friends and I actually had a little recycling competition last month to see who could recycle the most stuff from home. We kept track for a few weeks of how much paper, plasti
c, glass and metal we put into the recycling bins. The winners got to pick a fun activity for our next class party. It was a blast!
    Getting into the habit of recycling isn't just something we should do at home and school either. When we're out at the park, beach, shopping mall or really anywhere, we should look for the proper bins to put our trash in. It makes me sad to see people just littering and not caring where they throw stuff.
    Littering is terrible for the environment and can really hurt plants and animals when they get tangled up in or ingest plastic waste and other junk we carelessly toss aside. Plus it makes neighborhoods looks super messy and run-down. No one wants to live somewhere filled with litter everywhere!

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