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        電子垃圾處理的新方法

        2020-04-28 17:56

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        隨身英語

        Solving the problem of e-waste 電子垃圾處理的新方法

        破壞人類地球環境的問題之一是我們扔掉的東西太多了。各種垃圾堆積在垃圾填埋場里;塑料垃圾污染了我們的海洋與河流。近些年來,在我們扔掉的東西清單上又增加了一項——壞了、無法回收的電子產品。本文介紹一些用來處理電子垃圾問題的新方法。

        Vocabulary: waste 詞匯:垃圾

        One of the problems damaging our planet is the number of things we throw away. Rubbish of all kinds is piling up in landfill and polluting our rivers and oceans. A more recent addition to the list of things we chuck away is e-waste – electronic items that are broken and not recycled. Now solutions are being found to give this stuff a new life.

        Many millions of tonnes of televisions, phones, and other electronic equipment are discarded each year, partly because it’s cheaper to replace them than fix them, but also because we lack the skills to repair them. A UN report claims the 50 million tonnes of e-waste generated every year will more than double to 110 million tonnes by 2050, making it the fastest growing waste stream in the world.

        However, there’s a growing trend for repair events and clubs which could be part of a solution to the growing amount of electrical and electronic junk. The BBC visited a Restart Project in London, which is one of many found around the world. One of its volunteers, Francesco Calo, said that "this project allows you to reduce waste, extend the life of objects, and it helps people who cannot afford to get rid of items that have developed a fault."

        As many electrical items contain valuable metals, another idea is e-waste mining. An experiment at the University of New South Wales involves extracting these materials from electronic gadgets. It’s thought that doing this could be more profitable than traditional mining. With phones typically containing as many as 60 elements, this could be part of the solution to our appetite for new technology.

        These projects make total sense - collections of e-waste for recycling are “stagnating or even decreasing” according to Ruediger Kuehr, of the United Nations University. And in countries where there is no legislation, much of it just gets dumped.  However, the European Union, for example, is trying to tackle the problem by insisting manufacturers have to make appliances longer-lasting and will have to supply spare parts for machines for up to 10 years.

        詞匯表

        throw away 丟棄,扔掉
        rubbish 垃圾
        landfill 垃圾填埋場
        pollute 污染
        e-waste 電子垃圾(廢棄的電器和電子產品)
        recycled 回收再利用的
        discarded 被扔掉
        repair 修理
        waste stream 廢物流
        junk 破爛,廢棄的東西
        extend the life 延長(使用)壽命
        get rid 丟棄
        fault 故障
        extract 提取
        recycling 回收利用
        stagnating 停滯不前的
        legislation 立法
        dumped 被亂扔掉
        longer-lasting 更耐用的
        spare parts 備用配件

        測驗與練習

        1.  閱讀課文并回答問題。

        1. Give one reason why electronic items are simply thrown away.              

        2. According to official figures, how much e-waste will be generated by 2050?

        3. Which part of electrical items can be ‘mined’ and used again?

        4. True or false: We are very hungry for new technology, which is leading to the rise in e-waste.

        5. Why, in some countries, does e-waste just get thrown away and not fixed?

        2 選擇意思恰當的單詞或詞組來完成下列句子。

        1. I get so annoyed seeing _______- old crisp packets and burger boxes lying by the side of the road.

        stagnating                      discarded                         extracting                recycling

        2. After the party, we spent hours clearing up all the _______.

        landfill                            spare parts                      rubbish                    waste stream

        3. I’ve got a real _______ for adrenaline sports, so I’m going to take up sky-diving!

        appetites                        appetite                           apetite                     appetiting

        4.  Using some _______ batteries, I can now use my bike lights all winter without having to buy any new ones.

        longer-lasting                 extend the life                spare parts                 recycling

        5. Nobody wanted to buy my old sofa, so now it’s just going to get _______.

        rubbished                       stagnated                       polluted                     dumped

        答案

        1.  閱讀課文并回答問題。  

        1. Give one reason why electronic items are simply thrown away.
        Because it’s cheaper to replace them than fix them and also because we lack the skills to repair them. 

        2. According to official figures, how much e-waste will be generated by 2050?
        A UN report claims 50 million tonnes of e-waste generated every year will more than double to 110 million tonnes by 2050. 

        3. Which part of electrical items can be ‘mined’ and used again?
        Valuable metals that are found in some electrical items can be mined and used again.

        4. True or false: We are very hungry for new technology, which is leading to the rise in e-waste.
        True. We have an appetite for new technology.

        5. Why, in some countries, does e-waste just get thrown away and not fixed?
        In countries where there is no legislation, much of it just gets dumped.

        2 選擇意思恰當的單詞或詞組來完成下列句子。

        1. I get so annoyed seeing discarded old crisp packets and burger boxes lying by the side of the road.

        2. After the party, we spent hours clearing up all the rubbish.

        3. I’ve got a real appetite for adrenaline sports, so I’m going to take up sky-diving!

        4. Using some longer-lasting batteries, I can now use my bike lights all winter without having to buy any new ones.

        5. Nobody wanted to buy my old sofa, so now it’s just going to get dumped.

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