Recycling · Home and routines
rubbish
household waste
Things that people no longer want and throw away.
This vs that
Put the rubbish in the bin.
Put the bottle in the recycling bin.
Hear it in real life
Where's the rubbish bin?
By the back door.
Can you take the rubbish out before you go?
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
People normally use 'rubbish' in ordinary British conversation about household waste.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: There are too many rubbishes in the kitchen.
Say: There's too much rubbish in the kitchen.
Use 'rubbish' as an uncountable noun for household waste.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
rubbish (uncountable noun); a bag/bin of rubbish
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about recycling.
put it in the recycling
Rinse the bottle and put it in the recycling.
Recycling words
Home and routines · Recycling: the words around “rubbish”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
Can you take the rubbish out?
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
rubbish
household waste
“Can you take the rubbish out before you go?”
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