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L’ambiente e il riciclaggio – Environment and Recycling

Recycling, the separation of waste, and caring about the environment are all concepts which have become part of our everyday lives.

Here are some of the key terms relating to these topics:

(nouns)

i rifiuti = l’immondizia [waste]
il riciclaggio [recycling]
la raccolta differenziata [waste separation]
il vetro [glass]
la carta [paper]
la plastica [plastic]
la lattina [can]
il rifiuto umido – l’organico [wet/organic waste]
il cestino [waste basket/bin]
il bidone [larger waste bin]
il cassonetto [large, usually wheeled, waste container]
la discarica [waste dump]
la sporcizia [dirtiness]
la cicca = il mozzicone [cigarette butt]
il suolo [ground]
l’aria [air]
l’ecologia [ecology]
l’inquinamento [pollution]
l’ambiente [environment]
il buco nell’ozono [ozone hole]
la siccità [drought]
la deforestazione [deforestation]
l’effetto serra [greenhouse effect]

(verbs)

rispettare [to respect]
riciclare [to recycle]
inquinare [to pollute]
separare i rifiuti [to sort / to separate wastes]
buttare [to throw out]
gettare [to throw]

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