Rebecca is a wildlife camera-woman from the UK. She felt a  (深深的) sadness when she was filming a documentary for the BBC in the Pacific Ocean. The  (沙滩) should have been lively. But she sadly found that they were covered with plastic bags, toys, and (瓶子) and dead animals.

    Plastic bags have many advantages, so they are (广泛地) used in people's daily life. Britain uses nearly 17 billion plastic bags each year. The numbers are amazing.

    Rebecca  (决定) she had to do something. In her own  (家乡), Modbury, she made a suggestion that local shopkeepers should (避免) using plastic bags. To her surprise, they  (接受) her suggestion and Modbury became the first plastic bag-free place in Britain.

    Now the "bag for life" is part of the national  (文化), and the task of cutting down the use of plastic bags has become the  (法律): Since October 2015, all shops in the UK must pay five pence for each plastic bag. It's not enough, but it's a start.