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50 kilometers outside the capital of Malaysia, in the middle of a palm plantation (种植园), mountains o...
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50 kilometers outside the capital of Malaysia, in the middle of a palm plantation (种植园), mountains of plastic waste lie abandoned. Much of it has come from wealthy countries in Europe and North America.
Local residents are suffering the consequences. “Tons of non-recyclable plastic is just dumped (倾倒) here every day, and then workers burn it in the backyard of this factory. So, those harmful smog actually already caused many health problems to the residents.” People living around the factory showed great anxiety.
In 2017, China banned the import of plastic waste, sending the global industry into turmoil. “Wealthy countries are exporting their own plastic waste overseas”, says Greenpeace. “They have a good collection of facilities to recycle their own plastic waste. However, they are still sending half of their collective waste to other countries.” Before the ban, they just ran to China for recycling. And now they just find other new places to send their recyclables to.
The Greenpeace report says more than half of that waste, three million tons a year, is being redirected (转向) toward Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand. The problem is that these countries have no ability to handle such a large amount of imported foreign waste, which can easily cause pollution to the local environment. In response, many Southeast Asian countries are putting more restrictions on plastic waste imports, forcing the rubbish into less controlled markets, such as Indonesia and India.
At a United Nations conference, 180 countries are discussing a suggestion that plastic waste exporters should ask for permission in advance from the countries that will receive the waste. But ecologists from the University of Texas stated, “Changes can’t come soon enough.” They added, “‘We are killing ourselves by using too much plastic.’ ‘We are too dependent on plastic…’ ‘Please manage and handle your own rubbish.’ Such voices would not stop in the near future…” Greenpeace also concludes that the best solution does not lie in improving, recycling, but in greatly reducing plastic production and consumption worldwide.
1.What made the local residents anxious? ______
A.Health problems caused by plastic waste.
B.The abandoned palm plantation.
C.The burning backyard of the factory.
D.Tons of non-recyclable plastic.
2.What does the underlined word “turmoil” in paragraph 3 probably mean? ______
A.Boom.
B.Disorder.
C.Development.
D.Promotion.
3.What can we infer from the last paragraph? ______
A.Developing countries lack enough facilities.
B.Developed countries will take action soon.
C.The situation of plastic waste is very terrible.
D.There are practical ways to handle plastic waste.
4.What’s the main idea of the text? ______
A.Plastic waste caused serious results.
B.People are too dependent on plastic.
C.China banned importing plastic waste.
D.Plastic waste is a concern of the world.
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