Стр.131 Рабочая тетрадь ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 8 класс
the BIG DEBATE: Should recycling be obligatory?
Recycling world
In Switzerland everybody recycles. Throwing rubbish away costs money—they pay €1 for each rubbish bag they throw away, but recycling is free. There is a garden-waste collection every two weeks and a paper collection every month and there are bottle banks at every supermarket (the Swiss recycle 80% of plastic bottles!). Other recycled materials include metal, batteries and used oil.
Denmark is one of the greenest countries in Europe. It is not surprising that they were one of the first countries to develop recycling programmes. Nearly 10000 Danes work in the recycling industry—more than 0.1% of the population. The Danish government collects waste from homes and has telephone helplines for people to call and arrange collections. Denmark recycles 31% of household waste. They send metal, batteries and electronic waste to other countries for recycling.
German families have at least five types of rubbish bins: for packets and cartons, paper and cardboard, glass, left-over food and other rubbish. Bins are colour-coded. In Germany the law obliges you to deposit used batteries in specific bins. Around 90% of Germans sort their rubbish.
Greek people do not normally sort their rubbish—they throw away three billion plastic bottles every year—20% of Greece’s waste is plastic, but they only recycle 1% of this.
Test your memory!
- How much does it cost to throw away a bag of rubbish in Switzerland?
- How many Danish people work in the recycling industry?
- What percentage of Germans separate their rubbish?
- What percentage of plastic do Greek people recycle?
Should recycling be obligatory? What do you think?
- It costs €1 to throw away a bag of rubbish in Switzerland.
- Nearly 10,000 Danish people work in the recycling industry.
- Around 90% of Germans separate their rubbish.
- Greek people recycle 1% of plastic waste.
My opinion: I think recycling should be obligatory because it helps reduce rubbish and protects the environment. However, people should also be given enough bins and clear instructions, so recycling is easy for everyone.
