Water Pollution

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  1. recycling
    the act of processing used materials to create something new
    Plastic bottle recycling can help—instead of going out with the trash, plastic bottles can be turned into items like carpeting or cozy fleece clothing.
  2. landfill
    an area where waste is disposed of by burying it underground
    The rest are sent to landfills.
  3. disintegrate
    break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
    Plastic bottles take many hundreds of years to disintegrate.
  4. fossil fuel
    energy-producing substance derived from preserved organisms
    But all those plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment.
  5. local government
    the government of a local area
    In the United States, local governments make sure water from the faucet is safe.
Created on Thu Mar 22 14:51:26 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Mar 22 14:53:21 EDT 2012)

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