Recycling · Home and routines
sort the rubbish
separate waste
To separate waste into different groups before throwing it away.
This vs that
We sort the rubbish into three bins.
We recycle the cans.
Hear it in real life
Which bin does this tin go in?
I don't know. Let's sort the rubbish out together.
We sort the rubbish into food waste, paper and general waste.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
This is the normal everyday way to describe separating household waste.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I sort the rubbish in three bins.
Say: I sort the rubbish into three bins.
Use 'sort something into' when separating it into groups.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
sort the rubbish; sort rubbish into categories/bins
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 “sort the rubbish”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
We sort the rubbish into different bins.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
sort the rubbish
separate waste
“We sort the rubbish into food waste, paper and general waste.”
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