Recycling at Home

A year ago, our family decided to produce less rubbish.

一年前，我们全家决定少产生一些垃圾。

First, we put three different bins in the kitchen.

首先，我们在厨房里放了三个不同的垃圾桶。

One was for paper, one for plastic and one for food.

一个放纸，一个放塑料，一个放食物。

We also started taking our own bags to the supermarket.

我们还开始自带袋子去超市。

Instead of buying bottled water, we used a filter.

我们不再买瓶装水，而是用净水器。

At first, the children often forgot which bin to use.

一开始，孩子们常常忘记该用哪个垃圾桶。

But after a few weeks, it became a normal habit.

但几周之后，这就成了一个很平常的习惯。

Now we throw away about half as much as before.

现在我们扔掉的东西大约只有以前的一半。

It feels good to do something small for the planet.

为地球做一点小事，感觉很好。