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Recycler le carton est bon pour l'environnement.

Recycler le carton est bon pour l'environnement.
Recycling cardboard is good for the environment.
From Lesson 122:Comparing quantities of nouns (plus de... que)·French

Questions & Answers about Recycler le carton est bon pour l'environnement.

Why is recycler in the infinitive form when the English translation says "recycling"?
When an action is the subject of a sentence, French uses the infinitive (the basic, unconjugated dictionary form). While English usually uses the "-ing" form for this (like "recycling"), French always uses the infinitive. Therefore, recycler here translates directly to "recycling".
Why is it le carton instead of just carton? English just says "cardboard".
In French, general categories, materials, and broad concepts always require a definite article (le, la, l', or les). Since we're talking about cardboard as a general material, you must include the masculine article le.
How can I tell if environnement is masculine or feminine, since l' hides its gender?
It is masculine (un environnement). A helpful trick for the future: almost all French nouns ending in -ment are masculine!
Why is there no c' before est bon? I usually see "it is good" translated as c'est bon.
You only use c'est (it is) when the sentence doesn't already have another subject. Here, the subject is the entire phrase Recycler le carton (Recycling cardboard). Because the subject is already right there, you only need the verb est to connect it to bon.

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