How Can We Reduce Household Waste? Vocabulary Review

to make an educated guess based on experience

• pollution

• landfills

• estimate

• recycle

to reuse items rather than throw them away

• decompose

• recycle

• pollution

• landfills

harmful substances in air, water or soil

• landfills

• decompose

• greenhouse gas

• pollution

excavated sites for disposing garbage

• landfills

• decompose

• greenhouse gas

• composting

A compound in the atmosphere which absorbs heat

• estimate

• greenhouse gas

• composting

• decay

to turn food and yard waste into dirt

• composting

• decay

• estimate

• recycle

break down

• estimate

• recycle

• pollution

• decay

to limit the amount that is used

• reduce

• decay

• composting

• pollution