Plastics can be difficult to recycle - could a recently discovered enzyme help? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.👇👇👇 ❓❓❓ According to the UN, around 400 million tonnes of new plastic is produced every year. Which of the following, if placed on a set of scales, would weigh about the same? a) all the people on Earth? b) all the cars on Earth? c) all the elephants on Earth? [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and a free programme transcript here 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240229 Vocabulary: ✔️incinerate - burn ✔️landfill - method of dealing with rubbish by burying it in large holes in the ground ✔️brittle - easily broken, cracked, or snapped ✔️downcycling - creating a recycled object of lesser value and quality than the original waste object ✔️enzyme - chemicals found in living cells which cause changes in other chemicals to happen while not being changed themselves ✔️show promise - have the potential for success in the future More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ Feed your brain 👉 https://youtu.be/FZDImEiPgMk ⭐ Food for new mums 👉 https://youtu.be/w4BvAaL1S3g ⭐ Fighting loneliness with soup 👉 https://youtu.be/fgZl4Mp0Y_w ⭐ What is the future of work 👉 https://youtu.be/s1HxJVusR2w ⭐ How the language of menus matters 👉 https://youtu.be/luh9xTJ7ExM ⭐ The psychology of greed 👉 https://youtu.be/wgO7yK7NZpg ⭐ Addicted to sugar 👉 https://youtu.be/FjU9qyTZ_OU ⭐ Our love of pets 👉 https://youtu.be/bywWgD9yJq0 ⭐ Sexism: Female farmers fighting back 👉 https://youtu.be/rT_zp4KQ4p8 ⭐ Learning lessons from the Moon 👉 https://youtu.be/K-9-dtJpZ9c 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 http://tinyurl.com/ps3hplv ✔️ Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #plastic #plasticwaste #recycling