Planet Plastic 地球快要变成“塑料星球”
<p>随身英语<span word="Planet">Planet</span> <span word="Plastic">Plastic</span> 地球快要变成“塑料星球” </p><p>气候变化仅仅是地球遇到的挑战之一，我们所居住的星球还面临着堆积如山的垃圾和废弃物，尤其是白色垃圾。一项研究说，自1950年至今，人类已生产出83亿吨塑料制品，并尚未找到有效处理和回收塑料制品的方法。我们能做些什么呢？</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="Environment">Environment</span> 词汇: 环境</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="staggering">staggering</span> <span word="statistic">statistic</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="calculated">calculated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="made">made</span>: 8.3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span>. <span word="Looked">Looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="as">as</span> 25,000 <span word="Empire">Empire</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Buildings">Buildings</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="incredibly">incredibly</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 65 <span word="years">years</span>. </p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>? <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="packaging">packaging</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, 9% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="recyled">recyled</span>, 12% <span word="is">is</span> <span word="incinerated">incinerated</span> <span word="and">and</span> 79% <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="landfill">landfill</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="biodegrade">biodegrade</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="stays">stays</span> <span word="there">there</span>. </p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="author">author</span>, <span word="ecologist">ecologist</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Roland">Roland</span> <span word="Geyer">Geyer</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> ‘<span word="Planet">Planet</span> <span word="Plastic">Plastic</span>'”. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="escaping">escaping</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ingest">ingest</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="fragments">fragments</span>.</p>
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