How to Recycle at Home in Spanish (A2 Reading)
A2 Spanish graded reading on recycling bins and eco habits. Free practice text with click-to-translate support.
Aprendiendo a reciclar en casa
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About this article
What you'll learn
Environmental vocabulary, bin colors, verbs of obligation, waste sorting
This article explains the importance of recycling and how to do it correctly at home using color-coded bins. Suitable for A2 level, it helps learners practice vocabulary related to the environment.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
tres cubos de basura diferentes
newthree different trash bins
Carlos's family uses three colored bins to sort waste at home.
Useful for describing home organization and habits.
cada cubo tiene un color especial
neweach bin has a special color
Each container has a different color so the family knows what to put inside.
Practice describing purpose with «para + infinitive».
azul para el papel, amarillo para el plástico y verde para el vidrio
newblue for paper, yellow for plastic, green for glass
Blue = paper, yellow = plastic, green = glass. These are the three standard recycling bin colors.
The core rule of the article. Remember it!
Es como hacer magia con las cosas que ya no necesitamos
newit is like making magic with things we no longer need
When we recycle plastic, it can become something new — like magic!
A beautiful way to express wonder about recycling.
Te invito a que tú también empieces a reciclar
newi invite you to also start recycling
Carlos invites the reader to start recycling at home with their family and friends.
Use this phrase to encourage friends to adopt eco-habits.
Es una forma fantástica de ayudar a la Tierra
newit is a fantastic way to help the earth
Recycling is a fantastic way to help our planet Earth.
Learn this phrase to explain why recycling matters.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
To recycle (reciclar)
reciclar
reciclar
«Reciclar» means to process waste so it can be reused and does not harm nature.
The key word of the article. Must-know vocabulary!
The bin (el cubo)
el cubo
el cubo
«El cubo» is a container or bucket for trash. The article describes three: blue, yellow, and green.
Use «el cubo» when talking about bins at home.
The packaging (el envase)
el envase
el envase
«El envase» is any packaging: a plastic bottle, a can, a box. In the article, packaging goes in the yellow bin.
Essential word for understanding texts about waste sorting.
Recycling center (el punto limpio)
el punto limpio
el punto limpio
«El punto limpio» is a special collection point in the neighborhood for dangerous waste: batteries, electronics, medicine.
Useful environmental vocabulary for everyday life.
To waste (desperdiciar)
desperdiciar
desperdiciar
«Desperdiciar» means to use something carelessly or throw it away without benefit. «No desperdiciar comida» = don't waste food.
Useful word for topics about economy and ecology.
Fertilizer (el abono)
el abono
el abono
«El abono» is organic fertilizer for plants. In the article, the family makes it from fruit and vegetable scraps.
Related to gardening and ecology topics.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Estar + gerund for ongoing learning
estamos aprendiendo a reciclar
we are learning to recycle
«Estamos aprendiendo a reciclar» = we are learning to recycle. The construction estar + gerund shows an action that is happening right now.
Use this to talk about things you are in the process of learning.
Present tense for habitual actions
guardamos, ponemos, depositamos
we keep, we put, we deposit
«Guardamos, ponemos, depositamos» — three present tense verb forms describing habitual actions.
Verb paradigm: guard-ar, pon-er, deposit-ar. Note the endings -amos, -emos.
Para + infinitive to express purpose
para + infinitivo
in order to
«Para + infinitive» shows purpose: «los usamos para hacer abono» = we use them in order to make fertilizer.
This construction is very common in Spanish and essential for A2.
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