The problem with disposable coffee 外带咖啡纸杯的“回收难题”
<p>随身英语<span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="disposable">disposable</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> 外带咖啡纸杯的“回收难题”</p><p>在现代社会中，外带咖啡纸杯很常见，但这些纸杯给回收工作带来了难题。尽管原则上它们是被回收了，但目前的回收的方式意味着几乎没有纸杯可被持续循环利用。不过，一些专攻创新的群体找到了可能解决此问题的方法。本集《随身英语》带你一探究竟。</p><p><span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> 词汇：问题与解决办法</p><p><span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="grab">grab</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="branded">branded</span>, <span word="disposable">disposable</span>, <span word="cardboard">cardboard</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="cup">cup</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recycling">recycling</span> <span word="bin">bin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="works">works</span>, <span word="right">right</span>?</p><p><span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hitch">hitch</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 2.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="disposable">disposable</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="cups">cups</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="recyclable">recyclable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="obstacle">obstacle</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="throws">throws</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spanner">spanner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="layer">layer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="polyethylene">polyethylene</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="waterproof">waterproof</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lid">lid</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="polystyrene">polystyrene</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cups">cups</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="landfill">landfill</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="underway">underway</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="Biome">Biome</span> <span word="Bioplastics">Bioplastics</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="compostable">compostable</span>, <span word="recyclable">recyclable</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="potato">potato</span> <span word="starch">starch</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="waterproofing">waterproofing</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Mines">Mines</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span>, <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="bioplastic">bioplastic</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="disposable">disposable</span> <span word="cups">cups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lids">lids</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="liquid">liquid</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="recyclable">recyclable</span>.</p>
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