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1、世界关注中国禁用塑料袋 中国国务院办公厅年初发出通知,称购物袋已成为“白色污染”的主要来源,今后各地应禁止生产、销售、使用超薄塑料购物袋,并将实行塑料购物袋有偿使用制度。自2008年6月1日起,在所有超市、商场、集贸市场等商品零售场所实行塑料购物袋有偿使用制度,一律不得免费提供塑料购物袋。 塑料购物袋与人们的日常生活休戚相关,它为消费者提供便利的同时,由于过量使用及回收处理不到位等原因,也造成了严重的能源资源浪费和环境污染。特别是超薄塑料购物袋容易破损,大多被随意丢弃,成为主要的“白色污染”源。 目前环保已成为全世界高唱的主旋律,中国这次无疑体现了大国风范和责任感。问题是,塑料袋引发
2、的环境问题绝非一朝一夕可以解决,之前也有不少国家做过类似尝试,这当中有成功的经验,也有失败的教训。全世界都迫不及待地想知道,中国能为世界的环保事业添上成功的一笔吗? ThereisanoldChineseexpression:ifyouwanttocorrectsomethingthatothersdo,youshouldfirstcorrectityourself.It’sanexpressiontheChinesegovernmentcanclaimitisfollowinginitseffortstotackleoneofthecountry’smostsignificantl
3、itterproblems:theplasticbag. Theissueof1)flimsyplasticbagsmayseemtrivialonthelistofenvironmentalchallengesfacingoneoftheworld’semergingsuperpowers,butits2)ramificationsaremorethan3)aesthetic.Discardedplasticbagsdisruptwaterways,4)clog5)sewers,and6)chokesoil.So,asoneofitsnewyear’sresolutions,China
4、haspledgedtobantheuseoffreeandflimsyplasticbagsbyintroducinglevies.7)AsofJunethisyear,plasticbagsmustbepaidfor,andtheywillbebannedfromallpublictransport,airportsandscenicplaces. Plasticisfantastic.It’s8)versatile,durable,waterproof,convenientandvery,verycheap.Butwithallthebenefitsofplasticbagscom
5、esalonglistof9)naggingproblems,andthemostproblematicofallistheir10)sheerpersistence.Dependingonthethickness,plasticbagstakebetween20and1,000yearstobreakdownintheenvironment.Theyreleasetoxicgaseswhentheyburn;theycreate11)stagnantpoolswhichcanbecomea 12)breedinggroundfor13)malarialmosquitoes;andthe
6、y14)suffocateordisrupttheindigestionofanimalsthataccidentallyconsumethem. So,howeasyisittore-gulatea15)blanketbanonsomethingso16)integral―yetsodestructive―tomodernliving?Anddoesitwork?InEurope,goodwastemanagementhasmeantthatthe17)menaceoftheplasticbaghasnotbeenunleashedasithasinthedevelopingworld
7、.China’ssituationisperhapsbetterreflectedbyexperiencesonthecontinentofAfrica. InSouthAfrica,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP),abanisalreadyworking.Beforeactionwastakento18)curbtheproblem,cons