垃圾资源的回收再利用
我们每天都要扔掉大量的垃圾。但很多垃圾都是可以再利用的，约 30%—40%具
有可回收再利用价值。经过处理之后，垃圾又可以变成有用的东西，被赋予新的
生命。如果我们珍惜资源，尽量回收利用，那么地球的宝藏就不会被掏空。
以北京为例，每天产生的生活垃圾达 1.2 万吨，1 年产生的生活垃圾约 500 万吨。
平均每人产生垃圾 500 公斤。如果 500 万吨垃圾按照 5 米高×1 米宽的规格沿着
北京三环路堆放开去，那么全长 48 公里的三环路将被这些垃圾整整围绕 20 多圈。
据统计，北京每天扔掉废纸 1500 吨，废塑料 1500—2000 吨，快餐盒 80 万个；
废玻璃 1500 吨。
目前我国每年可利用而未得到利用的废弃物的价值达 250 亿元，约有 300 万吨废
钢铁、600 万吨废纸未得到回收利用。废塑料的回收率不到 3%，橡胶的回收率
为 31%。仅每年扔掉的 60 多亿只废干电池就含 7 万多吨锌、10 万吨二氧化锰。
我们每天丢弃的垃圾都被送到哪里去了？我国的垃圾处理方法主要以填埋为主；
而垃圾在土地中自然降解的时间非常漫长，而且有毒害的物质还有可能渗透到我
们的饮用水中。如果我们把垃圾分类回收再利用，将大大缓解垃圾对环境的危害。
让我们都做具有环保意识的消费者，身体力行“三个再”： 即再节约、再利用、
再循环。环境保护要从我做起，从小事做起。
译文一 Recycling of Waste Resources
Each day we throw away garbage in large amount. But a great deal of garbage may be
recycled and 30%-40% of garbage is worthy of being recycled. After being treated,
garbage can turn into useful things and be given a new life. If we treasure and recycle
resources to the best of our abilities, the precious deposits of the Earth would not be
hollowed out.
Take Beijing as an example. 12,000 tons of life garbage is produced here each day
and 5 million tons each year, averaging 500 kilograms per person. The 5 million tons
of garbage would encircle the 48-kilometer-long Third Ring Road for more than 20
times if piled up along 5 meters high and 1 meter wide. According to statistics, 1,500
tons of waste paper, 1,500-2,000 tons of plastic garbage, 800,000 fast food packs and
1,500 tons of waste glass are thrown away each day in Beijing.
At the present time, the waste that can be but is not recycled each year amounts to a
worth of 25 billion Yuan in our country, including about 3 million tons of waste steel
and 6 million tons of waste paper. The recycling rate for plastic waste is less than 3%
and for rubber 31%. The 6 billion waste dry batteries thrown away each year alone
contain more than 70, 000 tons of zinc and 100,000 tons of manganese dioxide.
Where has all the garbage we throw away each day gone? Landfill is a main waste
disposal method in our country. However, it takes long for refuse to decompose in dirt
and the toxic substance in the refuse is likely to infiltrate into our drinking water. If
we sort and recycle garbage, we will greatly alleviate the harm that refuse does to the
environment.
Let’s bear environment protection in mind as consumers and earnestly practice what
we advocate, that is, to retrench, reuse and recycle. Environment protection should be
promoted by each individual oneself and from minor matters.
译文二
Recovery and Reuse of Waste Resources
Every day we dump a large amount of garbage. However, much of it, about 30%--40%
of the garbage can be taken back and reused. After proper disposal, waste can be
turned into useful resources, endowed with new life. If we value resources and recycle
them to the best of our ability, the treasure of the earth won’t be exhaustible.
Take Beijing for example. Every day the garbage produced from people’s daily life
amounts to 12,000 tons, making the yearly garbage reach as much as 5,000,000 tons.
That means, on average each one produces 500 kilograms of waste a year. If the
5,000,000 tons of garbage were piled in cubes of 5 meters high by 1 meter wide each
along the Third Ring Road of Beijing, then it could circle the 48-kilometer-long Third
Ring Road for 20 times. It is estimated that in Beijing every day people throw away
1,500 tons of used paper, 1,500—2,000 tons of waste plastic, 800,000 snack boxes
and 1,500 tons of useless glass.
At present in our country every year 25 billion Yuan’s worth of waste, though it could
be reused, is not employed, among which are 30,000,000 tons of waste steel and
6,000,000 tons of used paper. The recovery ratio of waste plastic is below 3% and
waste rubber that has been taken back accounts for 31%. Every year we dump 5
billion waste dry batteries, which alone contain 70,000 tons of zinc and 10,000 tons of
manganese dioxide.
Where has the garbage we dump every day been sent? The garbage disposal method
our country adopts most is landfill. However, it takes a very long time for the garbage
to break up underground, What’s worse, toxic stuff is likely to permeate our drinking
water. If we sort, recover and reuse the garbage, it will greatly alleviate the harm done
to the environment.
Let us be consumers who have the consciousness of protecting the environment,
earnestly practicing the three “re”s we advocate: retrench, reuse and recycle. Actually,
environment protection starts from everyone with trivial deeds.
译文三
Recycling Turns Trash to Treasure
We generate huge loads of garbage everyday. However, a large proportion of the trash
-- about 30-40% of it -- can be recycled. After proper treatment wastes can become
useful, regaining a new life. If we value our resources and try our best to go recycling,
the resources of our earth will not be exhausted.
In Beijing 12,000 tons of household garbage is generated daily, the yearly total being
5 million tons and the per-capita average 500 kilos. If we heap up the 5 million tons of
wastes to form a dam 5 meters in height and 1 meter in width, it can circle the 48
kilometer-long Third Ring Road of Beijing over 20 times. Statistics show that people
in Beijing throw away 1,500 tons of waste paper, 1,500–2,000 tons of waste plastics,
800,000 styrofoam lunch boxes and 1,500 tons of waste glass everyday.
At present, the discarded reusable wastes in our country are valued at 25 billion yuan
every year. About 3 million tons of waste iron and steel as well as 6 million tons of
waste paper are disposed of without being reused. The recycling rate of waste plastics
and waste rubber is only below 3% and 31% respectively. In the 6 billion waste
batteries thrown away every year alone we can obtain as much as over 70,000 tons of
zinc and 100,000 tons of manganese dioxide.
Where has the garbage gone that is produced everyday? In our country garbage is
mainly trucked to the landfill sites, but it takes a long time for the trash disposed of
this way to decompose underground. And as some of the substance is hazardous, its
toxic effects can affect our drinking water sources. However, if we go in for
sorting-out and recycling programs, then the chance of our environment being
contaminated will be reduced greatly.
So let us be environmentally aware consumers and practice the “3 Rs:” Reduce, Reuse,
and Recycle. Environmental protection calls for everyone’s effort in everyday routine.