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Guadeloupe turns waste into resourcesCEFR A1
20 Nov 2025
Adapted from Olivia Losbar, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Fabrice Smet, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
1 min
56 words
- Guadeloupe produces 346,720 tonnes of waste.
- A quarter of this waste is recovered.
- 60 percent is buried in two waste sites.
- Waste amounts are stable since 2019.
- L’Admérane repairs and redesigns clothes.
- People bring clothes to wash and sell.
- Artist Guy Gabon makes art from old materials.
- The Regional Council aims for zero-waste by 2035.
Difficult words
- waste — Things that are not needed or used.waste-free
- recycle — To use something again instead of throwing it away.
- art — Creative work, like painting or sculpture.
- environment — The natural world around us.
- organize — Groups that work together for a purpose.organizations
- create — To make something new.creating
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Discussion questions
- What do you think about turning waste into art?
- How can people help reduce waste?
- Why is it important to recycle?
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