为解决食物浪费危机 英国任命首任厨余专员
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> 250 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>近日，英国政府任命了一位厨余专员以解决该国每年2.5亿顿餐食被丢弃的问题。</p><p><span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="Elliot">Elliot</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="philanthropist">philanthropist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="Quintessentially">Quintessentially</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="eliminate">eliminate</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="landfill">landfill</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2030.</p><p>本·艾略特是一位慈善家，也是生活管理集团精英会集团的联合创始人，他计划在2030年前帮助政府彻底解决食物浪费的问题。</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unpaid">unpaid</span>, <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Gove">Gove</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>.</p><p>英国环境大臣迈克尔·戈夫任命艾略特担任这份无薪、志愿性质的工作。</p><p><span word="Elliot">Elliot</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oversee">oversee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Waste">Waste</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 15 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="redistribute">redistribute</span> <span word="surplus">surplus</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="Gove">Gove</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>戈夫称，艾略特的首项任务是监管“食物浪费基金”--一个价值1500万英镑、重新配置多余食品的试点项目。</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span> <span word="around">around</span> 43,000 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="surplus">surplus</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="redistributed">redistributed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p>英国政府表示，目前每年约有4.3万吨的多余食物由零售商和食品生产商进行重新配置。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="further">further</span> 100,000 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> -- <span word="equating">equating</span> <span word="to">to</span> 250 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> -- <span word="is">is</span> <span word="edible">edible</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="readily">readily</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="uneaten">uneaten</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="generating">generating</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="waste">waste</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="feed">feed</span>.</p>
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