Questão 42 - UDESC Matutino 2011/2

Read the Text 1 and answer the question.

 

TEXT 1

Recycle – Reduce – Reuse

 

[1] Easier – Recycle means to process old, used items in order that the material can be used to

make new products. Examples of things that are often recycled are glass, plastic,

newspapers, aluminum cans, used motor oil, and batteries. Here, reduce refers to lessening

the amount of items or resources that are consumed, using only the amount that is needed,

[5] and looking for alternatives that will lessen our use. And reuse means extending the 'life' or

repurposing an item rather than discarding or throwing it away.

Harder – Recycling is the processes of collecting, processing, remanufacturing, and reusing

materials instead of discarding them. This helps conserve raw materials and energy that

manufacturers would otherwise use in producing new products. Recycling also reduces the

[10] amount of material going into landfills. Recycling helps lessen the pollution that may result

from waste disposal. Reducing our consumption of materials and reducing the waste of

materials also adds to the conservation of our resources.

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The word “lessening” (line 3) means: