READING
Waste
& recycling
1. Warm up questions:
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Do you recycle in your house?
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Why or why not?
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If you do, what kind of waste you recycle?
2. Read the text several times to
obtain the general idea.
PREDICT à You can often predict what a text is about just by
reading the title and looking at the pictures.
GENERAL
IDEAà You
can often get a good idea of what the text is about by reading only the first
and last sentences.
Find out what you
need to do to ensure that you deal with waste responsibly and legally.
- _____________
How you should dispose of household ______,
including domestic __________, construction waste and hazardous waste.
You must deal with your household waste
responsibly and legally.
Who looks after your waste?
Your local council will be responsible
for most types of waste you produce in your home. If you have any problems with
your _____ collection, you need to contact them.
If you hire _______ such as
builders or scrap metal merchants to take waste away from your property, you
must make sure they are a licensed ___________.
If you throw away ____________,
such as paints, oils and television sets, you must do this at properly managed
waste facilities. Your local council will be able to advise how and where.
If someone has ________ rubbish
in your local area, such as old sofas or fridges, you need to report this to
your local council. Where the flytipping is very serious or it's part of
organised crime, we will get involved.
- _____________
Your local council
will now be able ____ you if you have not taken care to ensure that your waste
is passed on to an authorised person. This could affect you if, for example,
you've hired builders, gardeners or scrap metal merchants who take materials
away from your house. If these materials get fly-tipped, you could be liable
and could even get fined.
What should you do to make sure your waste is
disposed of correctly?
If you hire
contractors such as builders and allied trades, landscape gardeners, tree
fellers and surgeons, house clearers, retail establishments or scrap metal
merchants who are removing ________ from your property, these people will
normally need a waste carrier registration.
Ask your contractor
if they're a registered waste carrier and ask for their waste __________.
If your contractor is
not registered, you should refuse their services and request that they seek
advice from the Environment Agency.
Your Waste, Your Responsibility
Waste cowboys could land you with a fine and a
criminal record by illegally fly-tipping your waste. Fly-tipping is a
widespread problem costing taxpayers over £150 million every year to clear up.
As a house holder or business you are
responsible for what happens to your waste even after it has left your ________.
You must pass it on to your local authority or a waste carrier registered with
the Environment Agency. If you do not take reasonable steps to do this you
could be prosecuted which could lead to a fine of £5,000. Reduce fly-tipping by
doing the right thing.
C. ____________
Every year tens of millions of tyres are ______
of in the UK. Find out how this affects the environment, and what we are doing
to prevent waste tyres being disposed of illegally.
Waste tyre crime - help to stop it
Britain’s tyre recovery business is being
compromised by criminals. Keeping __________ without a licence
is a crime.
The UK produces around 55 million waste tyres a
year. If not properly ______, ________ or disposed, waste tyres can:
- impact on the
environment
- affect local
communities
- undermine legitimate
businesses
1. Fill in the blank spaces by using
the words in the box.
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WASTE
TYRES premises FLY-TIPPING
waste appliancies to fine
recycled contractors waste items
waste
carrier carrier
number disposed
hazardous
wastes HOUSEHOLD WASTE reused
flytipped waste tyres rubbish
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