Read this text about recycling electrical appliances. Complete the
text using the words in the box in the
correct form.

criticise.use. buy make
smash. sort take apart. dump
require collect introduce

RECYCLING ELECTRONIC WASTE

Millions of new TVs, fridges, air-
conditioning units and washing machines
(1)
every day around the
world. So what happens to the old ones? In
Japan, where around 20 million electrical
appliances (2)
by the side
of the road or in rivers every year, new
legislation (3) -
in 2001 which
means that all electrical goods must be
50-60% recyclable.
Recycling these high tech machines isn't
easy. They can't just (4)
into
small pieces that can (5)
again. Special plants, like the Matsushita
Eco-Technology Centre (6)
for the process. Each appliance (7)
very carefully and the
components (8)
into
different categories. The plastic in these
machines, for example, (9) -
and reused to make internal components for
new appliances
Although Matsushita, who owns Panasonic
(10)
by some people for
creating the problem in the first place, most
people agree that progress
(11)
in dealing with this
space age environmental challenge,​

RECYCLING ELECTRONIC WASTE

Millions of new TVs, fridges, air-conditioning units and washing machines are bought every day around the world. So what happens to the old ones? In Japan, where around 20 million electrical appliances are dumped by the side of the road or in rivers every year, new legislation was introduced in 2001 which means that all electrical goods must be 50-60% recyclable.

Recycling these high tech machines isn't easy. They can't just be smashed into small pieces that can be used again. Special plants, like the Matsushita Eco-Technology Centre, are required for the process. Each appliance is taken apart very carefully and the components are sorted into different categories. The plastic in these machines, for example, is collected and reused to make internal components for new appliances.

Although Matsushita, who owns Panasonic, is criticized by some people for creating the problem in the first place, most people agree that progress has been made in dealing with this space age environmental challenge.

Explanation:

1. The word "buy" from the word box can be used in the correct form "bought" to indicate that millions of new electrical appliances are purchased daily.
2. The word "dump" from the word box can be used in the correct form "dumped" to describe the action of disposing of old appliances by leaving them by the side of the road or in rivers.
3. The word "introduce" from the word box can be used in the correct form "introduced" to explain that new legislation was implemented in 2001 to address the issue of dumping electrical goods.
4. The word "smash" from the word box cannot be used in the text, as it does not accurately describe the process of recycling high tech machines.
5. The word "use" from the word box can be used in the correct form "be used" to show that the small pieces resulting from smashing the machines cannot be utilized again.
6. The word "require" from the word box can be used in the correct form "are required" to indicate that special plants are necessary for the recycling process.
7. The word "take apart" from the word box can be used as is to explain that each appliance is dismantled carefully in the recycling process.
8. The word "sort" from the word box can be used in the correct form "are sorted" to describe the action of organizing the components into different categories.
9. The word "make" from the word box can be used in the correct form "is collected" to explain that the plastic from the machines is gathered for reuse.
10. The word "criticize" from the word box can be used in the correct form "owns" to express that Matsushita is the owner of Panasonic, which is criticized by some people for their involvement in creating the issue.
11. The word "progress" from the word box can be used as is to convey that advancements have been made in dealing with this environmental challenge.