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Rewrite the sentences using an if-construction!

1. Many packages are not environment-friendly; that‘s why it is difficult and expensive to dispose of them properly.
2. Many wrappings are needed due to hygiene requirements; that‘s why we have to keep them.
3. People are used to throwing everything into one bin; that‘s why it is impossible to burn all the rubbish.
4. Housewives don’t sort their household waste; that‘s why it must be done in special recycling plants.
5. Plastic containers are still too cheap; that‘s why they are used a lot.
6. Some people are too lazy to take their empty bottles to the bottle bank; that‘s why their dustbins are so full.
7. Many smokers aren‘t environmentally conscious; that‘s why they throw their cigarette ends all over the place.
8. You don’t get much money for waste paper; that‘s why so few people collect it.
9. Yellow sacks are distributed free of charge; that‘s why irresponsible people use them instead of dustbins.