国内英语资讯:Shanghai adopts law on household garbage sorting
<p><span word="SHANGHAI">SHANGHAI</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 31-- <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="sorting">sorting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recycling">recycling</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 1.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2018, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 26,000 <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="disposed">disposed</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="surpassing">surpassing</span> 9 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="disposal">disposal</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="mounting">mounting</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="development">development</span>," <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="Guiyu">Guiyu</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Municipal">Municipal</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>.</p><p><span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="disposal">disposal</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="sorting">sorting</span>, <span word="collecting">collecting</span>, <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recycling">recycling</span>. <span word="Efforts">Efforts</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="specify">specify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sorting">sorting</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="categories">categories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recyclable">recyclable</span>, <span word="hazardous">hazardous</span>, <span word="wet">wet</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="waste">waste</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>, <span word="units">units</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="fines">fines</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 500,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (<span word="nearly">nearly</span> 75,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="violating">violating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="disposal">disposal</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> 50 <span word="to">to</span> 200 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="volume">volume</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="environmentally">environmentally</span>-<span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="packing">packing</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="economical">economical</span> <span word="packaging">packaging</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="packaging">packaging</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="paperless">paperless</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="offices">offices</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>. <span word="Disposable">Disposable</span> <span word="dishware">dishware</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chopsticks">chopsticks</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discouraged">discouraged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="catering">catering</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p>
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