国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Italian region takes lead on outlawing most forms of single-use plastic
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 18-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Apulia">Apulia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="use">use</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span>, <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="important">important</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span>" <span word="step">step</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heel">heel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="boot">boot</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="peninsula">peninsula</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="use">use</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="beaches">beaches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seaside">seaside</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="exemption">exemption</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Apulia">Apulia</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="associations">associations</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> -- <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="directive">directive</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Apulia">Apulia</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adapt">adapt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>," <span word="Eva">Eva</span> <span word="Alessi">Alessi</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="WWF">WWF</span>-<span word="Italia">Italia</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="lobby">lobby</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span>. <span word="Action">Action</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span>."</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="use">use</span> <span word="plastics">plastics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="micro">micro</span>-<span word="plastics">plastics</span>, <span word="particles">particles</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ecosystem">ecosystem</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="absorbed">absorbed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="beverages">beverages</span>. <span word="Micro">Micro</span>-<span word="plastics">plastics</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="fabrics">fabrics</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cosmetics">cosmetics</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="byproducts">byproducts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="processes">processes</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="microplastics">microplastics</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Alessandro">Alessandro</span> <span word="Botti">Botti</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="around">around</span> 310 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="just">just</span> 15 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tenth">tenth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastics">plastics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reused">reused</span>.</p>
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