Sustainability & Recycling

Sustainability & Recycling

The “Sustainability & Recycling” set covers recycling, environmental protection, renewable energy and sustainable lifestyles. Notice which situations each word fits, and make short sentences of your own.

The “Sustainability & Recycling” set covers recycling, environmental protection, renewable energy and sustainable lifestyles. Notice which situations each word fits, and make short sentences of your own. Review the vocabulary in small groups and check which meanings you can recall without help. Connect new words with situations from your own life. Return to the terms you find difficult, compare their meanings, and gradually build a more precise and useful German vocabulary through regular practice.

The Sustainability & Recycling set teaches 20 German vocabulary items at CEFR B1, focused on Environment & Sustainability.

Word list (20) — audio and IPA

  • recyceln ʁiˈsaɪ̯kl̩n — to recyclerecyceln
  • der Müll mʏl — rubbishder Müll
  • trennen ˈtʁɛnən — to separatetrennen
  • die Mülltrennung ˈmʏlˌtʁɛnʊŋ — waste separationdie Mülltrennung
  • die Solarenergie zoˈlaːɐ̯ʔenɛʁˌɡiː — solar energydie Solarenergie
  • erneuerbar ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯ɐbaːɐ̯ — renewableerneuerbar
  • sparen ˈʃpaːʁən — savesparen
  • verbrauchen fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xn̩ — to consumeverbrauchen
  • der Verbrauch fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯x — consumptionder Verbrauch
  • die Ressource ʁɛˈsʊʁsə — resourcedie Ressource
  • wegwerfen ˈvɛɡˌvɛʁfn̩ — warf weg — weggeworfen · to throw awaywegwerfen
  • der Abfall ˈapˌfal — wasteder Abfall
  • biologisch bioˈloːɡɪʃ — organicbiologisch
  • die Verpackung fɛɐ̯ˈpakʊŋ — packagingdie Verpackung
  • das Plastik ˈplastɪk — plasticdas Plastik
  • vermeiden fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯dn̩ — vermied — vermieden · to avoidvermeiden
  • der CO2-Ausstoß ˌt͡seːʔoːˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌʔaʊ̯sʃtoːs — CO2 emissionsder CO2-Ausstoß
  • umweltfreundlich ˈʊmˌvɛltˌfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪç — environmentally friendlyumweltfreundlich
  • nachhaltig ˈnaːxˌhaltɪç — sustainablenachhaltig
  • das Elektroauto eˈlɛktʁoˌʔaʊ̯toː — electric cardas Elektroauto

Frequently asked questions

What CEFR level is “Sustainability & Recycling”?

“Sustainability & Recycling” is a CEFR B1 set. It targets learners at the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

How many words does “Sustainability & Recycling” contain?

The set contains 20 German vocabulary items with translations in five languages. Most words include native-speaker audio and IPA transcription.

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