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Three R's to Help the Earth

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Three R's to Help the Earth
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	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 5 to 7
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	5.1

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	challenging words:		reusing, finding, nylon, reused, environment, economy, importance, produce, jobs, concept, landfill, such, necessary, longer, amount, since
	content words:		Great Depression, Earth Day

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Three R's to Help the Earth By Jody Williams

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¹     Experts say that the environment is in trouble. They say that people are the problem. Trash is everywhere. It is taking over oceans and land. Today, people are becoming more aware of how to help the planet. Many people reduce, reuse, and recycle.
 
²     Reducing means not using as much. If every person can reduce the amount of trash they throw away, less trash will go to landfills.
 
³     Reusing means finding other uses for things instead of throwing them away. People have been finding new ways to use old things for years. In the 1930s and 40s, reusing was a necessary part of life. During the Great Depression, people could not afford to buy new things. They reused the things they had. Today, some people find new uses for old things in their own home. An example is turning used cereal boxes into magazine holders. Some donate items or clothes they no longer want instead of putting them into the trash. Other people can reuse them.

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