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How do you dispose of these items in your rubbish:    
1 Plastic Drink Bottles    
Good choice, plastic bottles can be recycled.
We are sorry, but plastic bottles can be recycled, broken down and used to make other useful things
2 Plastic Bags    
Good one! Some recycling centres do take in plastic bags.
We don't blame you for this answer but some recycling centres do take plastic bags.
3 Aluminium Cans    
Great! Aluminium cans can be recycled.
You could do better, aluminum cans can be recycled, broken down and used to make more cans.
4 Tyres    
Yup, tyres are the ones for recycling!
Sorry, tyres can be recycled.
5 Magazines    
Good choice, magazines and circulars can be recycled.
Magazines and circulars can be recycled at your nearest recycling centre.
6 Gas Cylinder    
Surprisingly, gas cylinders can be recycled. Just take off the valves and take them to a scrap metal yard.
You could do better, gas cylinders actually can be recycled.
7 Green Waste    
Green waste should be composted. That's recycling, isn't it?
Whoa, you aren't on to it right now are you? Green waste can be composted, which is like recycling.
8 Window Glass    
Good choice, window glass should be sent to the landfill as it cannot be recycled
You could do better, window glass shouldn't be reycled. Only wine bottles etc. can be recycled.
9 Milk Bottles    
You're on to it! Milk bottles can be recycled,
Terribly sorry, but milk bottles can be recycled and used to make other useful things
10 Mirrors    
Good choice, mirrors can't be recycled.
You could do better, mirrors can't be recycled.
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