# Recycling of Household Waste in the UK: Challenges and Progress

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 9 minutes - Sentence completion, Table completion

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 5, Test 3, Listening Part 4. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

7 minutes of audio. Practice it with the player on the page; the transcript is on the answers page.

## Questions

### Questions 31-35: Sentence completion

HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING. Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

31. By 2008, carbon dioxide emissions need to be _____ lower than in 1990.

32. Recycling saves energy and reduces emissions from landfill sites and _____.

33. People say that one problem is a lack of '_____' sites for household waste. At the 'bring banks', household waste is sorted and unsuitable items removed.

34. Glass designed to be utilised for _____ cannot be recycled with other types of glass.

35. In the UK, _____ tons of glass is recycled each year.

### Questions 36-40: Table completion

Companies working with recycled materials. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Material | Company | Product that the company manufactures
glass | CLF Aggregates | material used for making **(36)** _____
paper | Martin's | office stationery
Papersave | **(37)** _____ for use on farms
plastic | Pacrite | **(38)** _____ for collecting waste
Waterford | **(39)** _____
Johnson & Jones | **(40)** _____

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