首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] On supermarket shelves around the world, fresh food products
[originaltext] On supermarket shelves around the world, fresh food products
游客
2023-08-05
20
管理
问题
On supermarket shelves around the world, fresh food products are wrapped in plastic. The packaging makes food look fresh and long-lasting. But a new study from Friends of the Earth Europe and Zero Waste Europe says plastic does not actually keep food fresh longer, and so does not help reduce food waste. In fact, it can actually increase the waste because customers may end up buying more than they need.
“What the study shows is that between 2004 and 2014, we’ve seen a 40 to 50 percent increase in plastic packaging, and we’ve seen a doubling in food waste.”
By the end of the study in 2014, annual household food waste amounted to around 30 million tons with the average person tossing out more than 173 kilograms of food a year. To reduce waste, some stores have been urging customers to change the way they take their food home and store it. In north London, Planet Organic has opened a bottle food section called “Unpackaged” where people can fill up their own reusable containers.
“We set up the first zero waste shop in 2006, and we’ve definitely seen a growing trend toward shopping without packaging. But it’s certainly been within the last three or four months since all of the campaigns about plastic in the oceans have really fired up the public imagination, and we’ve got a 40% upturn in sales since Christmas so the public’s really on board with it now.”
But the British Plastics Federation says there’s still a role for its product. “No one has more of a problem with plastic waste than the British plastics industry. I mean we absolutely welcome this report and its findings. We’ll look at it in detail and take it away and see what lessons there are to be learned. If you look around you, your plastic packaging, I think we can all agree ultimately makes food fresher. It’s more hygienic and it’s healthier.”
The study acknowledges that plastic has a role to play in food packaging, but adds that as we become more aware of the damage plastic does to our planet, it’s time for the industry to find alternatives.
Question 22. What does the new study suggest?
Question 23. What does “Unpackaged” refer to according to the speaker?
Question 24. What happened in 2006 according to the speaker?
Question 25. How do people from the British Plastics Federation react to this report?
选项
A、They agree that the report speaks the truth.
B、They welcome the report and its findings.
C、They strongly object to the report.
D、They believe it is lack of detailed information.
答案
B
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.tihaiku.com/zcyy/2898390.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext](23)WiththeInternetrevolutionusheringinnewmodesofco
[originaltext]Hereisaquestionforyou.Thecustomerisalwaysright.Rig
[originaltext]Moderator:Hello,ladiesandgentlemen.Itgivesmegreat
[originaltext]Moderator:Hello,ladiesandgentlemen.Itgivesmegreat
[originaltext]MedicalexpertssaymostAmericansdonotgetenoughsleep.T
[originaltext]MedicalexpertssaymostAmericansdonotgetenoughsleep.T
[originaltext]TheWorldHealthOrganizationsays57nationsinSouthernAfr
[originaltext]TheWorldHealthOrganizationsays57nationsinSouthernAfr
[originaltext]W:WhatdoyouthinkofTV?Ithinkitisafalsegod,adang
[originaltext]W:WhatdoyouthinkofTV?Ithinkitisafalsegod,adang
随机试题
Hehasbeenawayfromhome______threemonthsago.A、sinceB、forC、duringD、before
在狭窄的山路会车,规定不靠山体的一方优先行驶的原因是什么?()A.靠山体的一方
多孔吸声材料最基本的吸声机理特征是( )。A.纤维细密 B.适宜的容重 C
十岁男孩,2周前曾患上呼吸道感染,现出现心前区不适,胸闷,心悸。就诊前突然发生烦
下列各项,不符合典型心绞痛特点的是( )。A.部位主要在胸骨体中或上段之后
教师为学生归纳汉代有名的赋作,下列搭配不正确的是()。A.《两都赋》——扬雄
基金从业人员在宣传、推介和销售基金产品时,应当客观、全面、准确地向投资者推介基金
Thechangeinthatvillagewasmiraculou
生产经营单位发生生产安全死亡事故后,要立即启动应急救援预案,开展现场应急救援工作
根据《民法典》,下列财产可以抵押的是()。A.学校的教学楼 B.生产设备
最新回复
(
0
)