Recycling Chapter 1

There are plenty of landfill stes for us to use in the future.

In South Africa, the wind has blown some plastic bags into trees and they are now called the new South African Flower.

There is no rubbish in any part of Mexico.

When people throw away rubbish they don't usually think about it any more.

In the UK each person throws away more than a thousand plastic bags every year.

Rubbish is a problem for both rich and poor contries.

Toxic waste contains dangerous metals or chemicals.

Finding new landfill sites is a big problem in many places on Earth.

These days, poor countries are happy to take toxic waste from rich countries.

The smell from burning rubbish can make people ill.