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Do you recycle things?

I never used to but I do now, for example, I try to re-use cardboard boxes and plastic shopping bags. I also save takeaway chopsticks and spoon packages for my lunch.

Why?

Because it seems such a waste to throw away a perfectly good box or bag or brand new plastic spoons when it can be re-used again.

Did you recycle things before when you were a child?

No, not really, hardly ever, in fact, back when I was young nobody thought about such things, plus there were always people who would collect those things anyway and recycle them, so we never paid attention to that.

Will you recycle things in the future?

Of course, in fact, I think in the future it will become mandatory where people will be forced to recycle everything, including even food waste. We can see that already beginning in the big cities, so I am sure that will continue, and so for myself, I make sure these days I sort my garbage into recyclable and non-recyclable categories, and this will continue into the future, sure.

What kinds of things do you recycle?

As mentioned before, I re-use boxes, bags, and takeaway chopsticks and spoons, but I also make sure I sort recyclable materials such as aluminum cans, bottles, plastics, all types of packaging, paper products including cardboard, hmmm, I guess that's about it.

*The speaker should have said 'recyclable materials', not 'recyclable goods'.

Useful Phrases & Vocabulary

• “I never used to but I do now” 我以前不会，现在会……
• re-use 再利用
• “for example, I …” 比如
• “As I mentioned, I ...” 刚说过
• “Of course, in fact, I think in the future...”
• mandatory 强制性的
• Recyclable and non-recyclable categories (materials) 可回收和不可回收类别(材料)
• Aluminum cans 铝罐
• Cardboard boxes and plastic shopping bags 纸箱和塑料购物袋
• Paper and paper products such as cardboard 纸、纸制品，如硬纸板
• Plastic packaging 塑料包装