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1、In1993NewYorkStateorderedstorestochargeadepositonbeverage(饮料)containers.Withinayear.Consumershadreturnedmillionsofaluminumcansandglassandplasticbottles.Plentyofcompanieswereeagertoacceptthealuminumandglassasrawmaterialsfornewproducts.Butbecausefewcouldfigureoutwhattodo
2、withtheplastic,muchofitwoundupburiedinlandfills(垃圾填埋场).TheproblemwasnotlimitedtoNewYork.Unfortunately,thereweretoofewusesforsecond-handplastic. Today,oneoutoffiveplasticsodabottlesisrecycled(回收利用)intheUnitedStates.Thereasonforthechangeisthatnowtherearedozensofcompan
3、iesacrossthecountrybuyingdiscardedplasticsodabottlesandturningthemintofenceposts,paintbrushes,etc. AstheNewYorkexperienceshows,recyclinginvolvesmorethansimplyseparatingvaluablematerialsfromtherestoftherubbish.Adiscardremainsadiscarduntilsomebodyfiguresouthowtogiveitas
4、econdlife-anduntileconomicarrangementsexisttogivethatsecondlifevalue.Withoutadequatemarketstoabsorbmaterialscollectedforrecycling,throwawaysactuallydepresspricesforusedmaterials. Shrinkinglandfillspace,andrisingcostsforburyingandburningrubbishareforcinglocalgovernment
5、stolookmorecloselyatrecycling.Inmanyareas,theEastCoastespecially,recyclingisalreadytheleastexpensivewaste-managementoption.Foreverytonofwasterecycled,acityavoidspayingforitsdisposal,which,inpartsofNewYork,amountstosavingofmorethan$100perton.Recyclingalsostimulatesthelo
6、caleconomybycreatingjobsandtrimsthepollutioncontrolandenergycostsofindustriesthatmakerecycledproductsbygivingthemamorerefinedrawmaterial. 36.WhatregulationwasissuedbyNewYorkStateconcerningbeveragecontainers? A)Beveragecompaniesshouldberesponsibleforcollectingandreusi
7、ngdiscardedplasticsodabottles. B)Throwawaysshouldbecollectedbythestateforrecycling. C)Afeeshouldbechargedonusedcontainersforrecycling. D)Consumershadtopayforbeveragecontainersandcouldgettheirmoneybackonreturningthem. 37.ThereturnedplasticbottlesinNewYorkusedto_____
8、___. A)endupsomewhereunderground B)beturnedintorawmaterials C)haveasecond-lifevalue D)beseparatedfromotherrubbish
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