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Many experts are calling the growing problem of global
waste a worldwide health crisis in since
pollution from trash is not only harming the
world's oceans, air and soil but also endangering people's health as well as
the livelihood of all living
creatures.
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Such a dilemma raises the question, is there a more responsible way of dealing
with trash? Fortunately, there is.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}One example of this is what's often called the three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle. Reducing the use of plastic containers as well as reusing and recycling bottles and cans
decreases the amount of garbage being sent to landfills. As a result, less money is spent
on waste management, and countries' financial burdens are significantly relieved. Such positive effects on an economy are
known as a circular
economy.
Circular economy
Traditionally, manufacturers would make a product to be used and disposed of by consumers. This
linear (直线型的) model of production offered no help in the fight against global waste.
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Once a product's
value is exhausted, the materials
are
recycled and returned to manufacturers. The
outcome is less waste. One
large-scale example of this is happening on the
island of Taiwan.
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In 1997, Taiwan established
its
signature 4-in-1 Recycling Program, consisting of communities,
government cleaning teams, recycling companies and the Recycling Fund. Residents separate their recyclable
waste.
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manufacturers who are responsible for the recyclable products pay a fee into the Recycling Fund. The
Recycling Fund is an essential aspect of the program used to subsidize (补贴) the recycling disposal system, support
education and research and development as well as finance
recycling efforts in the
future.
Turning garbage
into gold
By following
a circular system,
more
products than ever are being
manufactured using recycled materials. Environmentally-friendly decisions like these help to conserve natural resources, reduce pollution, save
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A. Practices
in
Taiwan
B. 4-in-1 Recycling Program
C. Recycling can truly turn garbage
into
gold.
D. Living
a zero-waste lifestyle
is the
way
to go.
E. Alternatively, a circular economy was introduced.
F. The recyclable waste is
recycled in
many local factories.
G. Recycling companies buy waste
materials
from them to make profits.
