- Blackout
- A power failure; when the electricity goes out.
- Compost
- A mixture of rotted leaves, plants, or vegetables that can be used in a garden to give nutrition to growing plants.
- Electricity
- The power used to make things like televisions, lights, and computers work.
- Green
- A word used to describe someone who is kind to the earth and protects it from harm.
- Litter
- To throw garbage away in places it doesn't belong, like on the ground or out of a car window.
- Pollution
- Things that make the environment dirty, like garbage, chemicals, or gases.
- Recycle
- To use trash to make new things.
- Reduce
- To use less of something, like paper or electricity.
- Reuse
- To use something again in a different way instead of throwing it away.
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