공통영어1 동아 이병민 3과 빈칸 퀴즈

Most people agree with the idea that recycling is ____ easy way to make a positive impact on the planet.

It makes ____ feel good about yourself, too.

But your efforts may sometimes be harming ____ environment instead.

How can this be? Well, it is because you might be a ____

What ____ Wishcycling?

Imagine the following ____

On your way home ____ school, someone hands you a piece of paper.

You glance at the shiny flyer advertising ____ new study café.

As you are about to throw it into the garbage, you decide to put it into the ____ bin instead.

You think flyers can ____ recycled because they’re made of paper.

What just happened is ____ case of wishcycling.

It is the act of trying to recycle something that ____ not be recycled.

Wishcycling is usually done ____ good intentions, but it often causes more harm than good.

Why ____ It a Problem?

The biggest problem with wishcycling is that it creates ____ waste.

For ____ if you wishcycle a greasy pizza box, it can soak clean paper products with oil.

Then everything in the recycling bin will become non-recyclable and end up ____ a landfill.

Creating more waste ____ not the only problem, however.

Wishcycling also ____ to costly delays.

To process recyclable items, ____ items must be sorted out first.

The more non-recyclable items are mixed ____ recyclable items, the longer it will take to pick them out.

Wishcycled items can also damage the sorting machines, ____ them to be temporarily shut down for repairs.

With ____ little effort, we can put an end to wishcycling.

First, make sure your recyclables are empty, clean, and ____

Shake out any remaining liquid from bottles and ____

After that, wash them out and wait for them to ____

You also ____ to remove the labels.

Now they are ready to be tossed in the recycling ____

This simple process will ensure that all ____ items in the recycling bin can be recycled.

Second, learn about the meanings of ____ recycling symbols.

They tell you about the material of the item and whether ____ can be recycled or not.

Have you ever seen a ____ symbol with the number “7” and the word “other” under it?

This symbol means the product is made of two different materials and will be difficult ____ recycle.

____ the recycling symbols like this will help you stop wishcycling.

Third, check the recycling guidelines ____ your local area.

Different ____ have different rules on what can be recycled.

You can easily learn about the guidelines ____ your area by visiting your local government website.

You can ____ look for recycling posters near recycling bins.

Lastly, don’t recycle ____ item when in doubt.

Even after you check the symbols and ____ you might still be unsure whether it is recyclable.

In that case, you should put it in the ____

You might feel ____ that you may be throwing away a recyclable item.

However, doing so may ____ be better for the environment.

Take ____ in the fact that you are not wishcycling.

We all know that living without producing trash ____ impossible.

The good ____ is that about 75 percent of our waste can be recycled when it is done properly.

This ____ why we need to stop wishcycling and start recycling.

So ____ on the #stopwishcycling movement and help keep our planet green!