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A reading text for pre-intermediate English learners

by Ibrahim Mohamed
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Councils around Australia are to reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill . They want to costs and protect the environment . In the 2022 ? 23 financial year , Australia produced about 13 million tonnes of waste . Local councils pay companies to collect rubbish bins and manage landfill sites , so waste disposal is becoming very expensive . Waste expert Robert Crocker from Adelaide said households are now taking more responsibility for waste . He explained that many companies continue to produce and sell cheap plastic products , while waste managers to deal with the growing amount of rubbish . He said families are " in the middle " because they buy products and also need to sort and their waste at home . Many councils already use three bins : a general waste bin , a recycling bin , and a green organics bin for food and garden waste . In some places , councils are new collection systems . Organic bins may be collected every week , while general rubbish bins may only be every two weeks . Councils believe this will encourage people to recycle and compost more often . Heather Holmes - Ross from the Local Association of South Australia said dumping waste into landfill costs councils much more money than recycling organic waste . She said collection of green bins could stop bad smells and make the system easier for residents . However , some people are worried about the . Residents in Mount Gambier said fortnightly rubbish collection may be difficult for large families , especially families with young children using nappies . Others people living in flats may not have much garden waste to place in green bins . Professor Crocker said the economic system creates too much waste . He believes everyone , including governments , , and households , must work together to reduce waste and protect the .

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Councils around Australia are trying to reduce the of rubbish going to landfill . They want to lower costs and protect the environment . In the 2022 ? 23 financial year , Australia about 13 million tonnes of household waste . Local councils pay companies to collect rubbish bins and landfill sites , so waste disposal is becoming very expensive . Waste Robert Crocker from Adelaide University said households are now taking more responsibility for waste . He explained that many companies continue to produce and sell plastic products , while waste managers struggle to deal with the growing amount of rubbish . He said families are " in the middle " because they buy and also need to sort and manage their waste at home . Many councils already use three : a general waste bin , a recycling bin , and a green organics bin for food and garden waste . In some places , councils are new collection systems . Organic bins may be collected every week , while general rubbish bins may be collected every two weeks . Councils believe this will encourage people to recycle and more often . Heather Holmes - Ross from the Local Government Association of South Australia said dumping waste into landfill costs councils much more money than recycling waste . She said weekly collection of green bins could stop bad smells and make the system easier for residents . However , some people are about the changes . Residents in Mount Gambier said fortnightly rubbish collection may be difficult for large families , especially families with young children using . Others said people living in flats may not have much garden waste to place in green bins . Professor Crocker said the current economic system too much waste . He believes everyone , including governments , businesses , and households , must work to reduce waste and the environment .

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Councils around Australia are trying to reduce the amount of rubbish to landfill . They want to lower costs and protect the environment . In the 2022 ? 23 financial , Australia produced about 13 million tonnes of household waste . Local councils pay companies to collect rubbish and manage landfill sites , so waste disposal is becoming very expensive . Waste Robert Crocker from Adelaide University said households are now taking more responsibility for waste . He explained that many continue to produce and sell cheap plastic products , while waste managers struggle to deal with the growing amount of rubbish . He said are " in the middle " because they buy products and also need to sort and manage their waste at home . Many already use three bins : a general waste bin , a recycling bin , and a green organics bin for food and garden waste . In some places , councils are testing new collection . Organic bins may be collected every week , while general rubbish bins may only be collected every two weeks . Councils believe this will encourage people to and compost more often . Heather Holmes - Ross from the Local Government Association of South Australia said dumping waste into landfill costs councils more money than recycling organic waste . She said weekly collection of green bins could stop bad smells and make the system easier for residents . However , some people are worried about the . Residents in Mount Gambier said fortnightly rubbish collection may be difficult for large families , families with young children using nappies . Others said people living in flats may not have much garden waste to place in green bins . Professor said the current economic system creates too much waste . He believes everyone , including governments , businesses , and , must work together to reduce waste and protect the environment .

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