BP C1 U 2.1 vocab

??? is a place where large amounts of rubbish (like municipal waste) can be thrown away.

• legroom

• landfill

• bin

• can

In times of crisis prices of resources become ?????? because of lack of stability in the whole economy.

• incandescent

• versatile

• multiple

• volatile

Modern electrical equipment is much more energy – e ___________  than before, so our electricity bills are lower.

• eternal

• evocative

• efficient

• effective

Modern technologies allow us to ????? rare and valuable metals such as gold, copper, indium or tantalum from electronic waste, so that they can be reused.

• salvage

• rummage

• stage

• solve

Apparently, smartphones are richer in gold than gold  ?????  itself.

• ire

• ore

• owe

• awe

To get rid of something means the same as to ??????? it.

• displace from

• dispose of

• deploy at

• end up

Metals used in high tech products, like gold, indium, tantalum or copper are referred to as  ?????? metals.

(a)  

The opposite of circular economy is the ????? one.

(a)  

The facility where some types of rubbish are processed and prepared to be reused is called a ????

(a)  

An item which you will probably use just once and then you'll throw it away is referred to as ?????

(a)