Complete the task. Read the texts below. Transform the words in brackets in capital letters (so that they match the content lexically and grammatically). Use them to fill in the gaps.

Write one word in each gap.

According to statistics, half of the plastic that has a negative impact on our ecosystem is produced for single use. This includes plastic bottles, coffee cup lids, plastic fruit and vegetable trays, and food [ ] (PACKAGE). Unfortunately, only 5 percent of the plastic that is produced is recycled.

Each year, plastic waste can circle the earth four times. That number will only grow as the rate of plastic waste increases by 9 percent every year. Of course, [ ] (DUMP) it in landfills does not help, it only delays the problem for years to come.

It is estimated that at least 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced since the beginning of plastic production. At least 6.3 billion tons of plastic waste has been generated, of which nearly 80 percent has ended up in landfills or the [ ] (NATURE) environment. At current production rates and continued [ ] (MISMANAGE) of plastic waste around the world, 12 billion tons of plastic will end up in a landfill by 2050. We should also pay attention to the fact that a plastic bottle takes 450 years to [ ] (BIODEGRADABLE).