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Yesterday we went to the recycling centre.

In some cities, you can put out paper, glass and plastic in separate containers and the city will come and collect it. Our city is not like that. If we want to recycle, we have to go to the recycling centre.

One thing I have noticed is that there are always many people coming to the recycling centre. They have boxes of paper, beer bottles, wine bottles or plastic. They are always cheerful. Maybe recycling makes people feel good.

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I have been thinking about “food miles”.

When I was a child, it was not always possible to buy bananas and oranges. We don’t grow them in my country, so we had to wait until some more arrived from another country.  These days we can always buy them. We can buy anything we want in the supermarket. But some people worry about food miles.

The idea is that a lot of energy is used to move food from one part of the world to another. When we buy and eat this food, we should think about the energy that has been used in transport.

Today I bought some asparagus. I love asparagus, and I didn’t have to worry about food miles, because it is asparagus season here. This means the asparagus has come from local farms, and it is very cheap in the supermarket.

I’m going to steam it and eat it with lemon juice and butter.

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I am not a great cook, but we all have to eat! Today I made some corn muffins. I was very pleased with them. I cut up some cheese and tomatoes. I served the muffins while they were still warm. They tasted good with the cheese and tomatoes. I used a recipe from a cookbook I bought more than 20 years ago. It’s called Marvellous Muffins. The recipe is very easy. I did not have everything I needed so I made some changes.

I like making muffins because they are so quick.  I guess that means I am a very lazy cook.

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Electric cars have been around for a few years, but today I sat behind the wheel of one for the first time. It was a Hyundai Ioniq. I was very interested.  It seemed quite different to a normal car. There are also many safety features.

The owner asked me if I would like to drive it. But the road outside our house is very busy.  I said I would wait until I could drive it on a quiet street. When our visitors drove away there was no sound. I remember when the Prius hybrid cars first became available in Japan, some people were worried. When the Prius was in electric mode, it was completely silent. So no one could hear it. So people wondered if it was safe. If you can’t hear a car, maybe you will not notice it and there could be an accident.

Even though silent cars can maybe be dangerous, I think they are very good for the environment. What do you think?

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