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Recycling (ecological)

Recycling is where we take things that we have already used and turn them into new things. Let me give you an example.

When we use a plastic bottle, we don't just throw it away. Instead, we put it in a special bin called a recycling bin. This is different from the regular trash bin because anything that goes in there can be turned into something new again.

The recycling bin takes things like plastic bottles, cardboard boxes, and glass jars. Once they are all in there, they get taken to a special place called a recycling center.

At the recycling center, the plastic bottles are cleaned and chopped up into tiny pieces. Then, these tiny pieces are melted and turned into a new bottle or something else made of plastic.

It's like magic! We take something that we've used, and instead of throwing it away, we turn it into something new that we can use again.

This is really good for the environment because it means we don't have to keep making new things all the time. Making new things takes a lot of energy and resources, which can be harmful to the planet.

So by recycling, we are doing our part to help make the Earth a better place to live!
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