内容正文:
How China Is Dealing with the Plastic Waste of Its Food Delivery
GETTING STARTED
1.How often do you order food?What do you think of food delivery service?
2.Plastic waste is a serious problem we are facing.What can we do to help
solve the problem?
DIGGING IN
Directions:Read the text and complete the chart below.
How China Is Dealing with the Plastic Waste of Its Food Delivery
Problem
China's takeaway market has been producing a lot of waste in
tableware and packaging.
Takeaway platforms:
In 2017,Meituan and Ele.me started the Blue Mountain Project
and Blue Planet Project,allowing users to decide whether they
need 1.__________tableware.
Solutions.They also started plastic food container recycling programs.
Voluntary groups:
.In 2018,Plastic Free China,was founded in Guangzhou.Its
members aim to reduce plastic waste and change business
practices and 2._______
behavior.
The government:
In 2018,China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment put
forward a proposal,banning non-degradable plastic 3.____
in food delivery services in provincial capital cities by the end of
2020.
Individuals(个人):
Yu tries to reduce takeaway waste by 4.________-_her reusable
packaging.
FURTHER EXPLORATION
For Iris,a 26-year-old at a gaming company based in Shanghai,the answer
to reducing takeaway waste is simply not ordering any food and instead
hiring the services of a home cook.The home cook,who works from 8:00 to
9:30 a.m,prepares lunch boxes for Iris on workdays and gets paid 1,650
RMB per month.She thinks it's both a convenient and good way to help
reduce takeaway waste.What can we do to help solve the problem of waste
in the takeaway industry?Share your opinions with your classmates.
KEY WORDS
1.aimn.目标
e.g.He went to the city with the aim of finding a job.
2.reduce v.减少
e.g.The small business is trying to reduce costs.
3.consumer n.消费者
e.g.The company offers more choices of food for consumers.
4.proposal n.提议,建议
e.g.Only a few people support the proposal.
5.banv.明令禁止
e.g.The company bans