BBCLEARNINGENGLISHTakeAwayEnglish随身英语Amatterofwaste废物回收一两事关于台词的备注:这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。請注意：中文文字内容只提供簡體版TakeAwayEnglish©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2016bbclearningenglish.com/chinesePage1of4Vocabulary:recycling词汇:回收Shouldyourecycletheboxfromyourtakeawaypizzaorthrowitaway?Canyourecycleaerosolcans?Isallplasticrecyclable?Howcluedupaboutrecyclingareyou?Weprobablyallknowthatrecyclingisgoodfortheenvironment.ItsavesenergyandlimitsthedrainonEarth'sresources.Butdoyouknowwhichitemsyoushouldorshouldn'trecycle?IntheUK,wehaveawell-establishedsystemofkerbsiderecycling.Mostpeopleexpecttoseparaterecyclablematerialfromgeneralrefuse.Atypicalhouseholdrecyclespaper,cardboard,plasticandglassbottles,foilanddrinkscans.Foodandgardenwasteisnowalsocollected.Butinthelastfouryears,thenumberofitemsrejectedforrecyclinginEnglandhasgoneupby84%,mainlyasaresultofcontamination.Manyitemsendupinlandfillorbeingincineratedwhen,withmorecare,theycouldberecycled.Theproblemoftenstemsfromconfusionoverwhatandhowtorecycle.AcrosstheUKthesystemofrecyclingdiffersbetweenlocalauthorities,andmultiplecontainersareusedfordifferenttypesofrecyclables.Inoneareatheremaybeonelargewheeliebinforrecyclingallhouseholditems,anotherforgardenwaste,andyetanotherforgeneralwaste.Therearealsocompostingfoodcaddies–asmalloneforthekitchenandalargeroneforthekerbside.Theseusecompostablebagsforfoodwaste,includingteabags,coffeegrindingsandeggshells.Afewstreetsaway,anothercouncilmayuseaseparatecontainerjustforglassbottles.Wastecollectiontimesvary–eitherweeklyorfortnightly.Eachweek,youhavetorememberwhichbinhastogoout.It'sallhighlyconfusing.Oneofthebiggestproblemsrecyclingfirmsfaceisfoodcontamination.Ifyourplasticmilkbottleisempty,it'soktorecycleit,butifitcontainsasmallamountofmilk,itcouldresultincontaminationoftheplasticrecyclingprocess.Likewise,paperfibrescannotberecyclediftheyarecontaminatedwithfood,soacheesypizzaboxshouldn'tberecycled.C...
