CHINA PLANS TO REDUCE SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
China has unveiled ambitious plans to drastically (과감하게,철저하게) reduce single-use plastics by 2025. China's National Development and Reform Commission is fast-tracking (빨리[조기에] 달성하게 하다) a number of measures designed to slash the production and use of plastics over the next five years. It announced that by the end of
2020, non-biodegradable (생분해성의) plastic bags will be banned in supermarkets and shopping malls in major cities. The ban will also apply to food delivery services, which use vast (어마어마한) amounts of the plastics. Single-use plastic straws and cutlery (날붙이 류)used by food takeaway services will be banned nationwide by the end of this year. China will encourage the use of alternative materials such as non-plastic products and biodegradable shopping bags. Single-use plastics are one of the world's biggest sources of plastic pollution. They have become a ubiquitous (어디에나 있는, 아주 흔한) part of daily life and a part of our throwaway culture. The Chinese authorities set a goal of reducing the "intensity (강렬함) of consumption (소비,소모량)” in order to reverse our reliance (의존,의지) on single-use plastics. Previous regulations to curb plastic use, in 2008, led to an estimated cut in plastic bag production of 67 billion bags. The United Nations said it is urgent that all countries adopt policies similar to those China is introducing. It said: "We are already unable to cope with the amount of plastic waste we generate, unless we rethink the way we manufacture, use and manage plastics.”
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Questions
Have you ever felt discomfort because of plastic-bans in your daily life?(cafes.. etc) Please share with your group.
How many eco-friendly things do you know? Have you ever used one of them? If you haven’t would you like to use them?
When you buy stuff from the store, do you buy plastic bags when asked? Why or why not?
If you are the Minister of Environment, what kind of policy would you come up with to promote
the recycling of the region? Please be creative!
If you have to choose only ONE between mug and tumbler to use in your office, which one
would you choose and why?
