Think Before You Throw

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Unit 11

• Think Before You Throw

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Packaging wastes have increased over the past few
years.

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• over ????

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Chances are they will go right on increasing.

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• go on Ving ??

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One reason for this is there are more people.

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• be that ??

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Also, each of us is using more packaging
materials than ever before.

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• than ever before

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For example, in drugstores and supermarkets we
serve ourselves from racks of packaged goods.

• serve oneself
• packaged adj. ????

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In the past, clerks sold goods from large
containers.

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• contain v. ??

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Today, we rely on the package, not the sales
clerk, to sell the product.
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All these packages add to our solid waste problem.
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What can we do to help?
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One thing is to put as little as possible into
the garbage can.
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Almost nothing is saved and reused once it has
been thrown away.
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It is very expensive to collect and separate
wastes.
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It is cheaper to use new products.
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Its true that large amounts of wastes are saved
and reused each year, but these do not come from
the home.
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Clean waste materials that can be reused come
mostly form factories where such materials can be
collected, stored, and picked up easily.
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For instance, cardboard cartons are one item that
is now saved in large amounts.
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This is because the cartons can be easily picked
up at retail stores.
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Another thing we can do is not to buy goods with
more packaging.
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They cost more and produce more solid wastes.
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Potato chips are cheaper in a bag.
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Dont pay extra for a box or a can if you dont
need the stronger package.
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Cheese spreads come in many forms.
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If you buy your cheese spreads in an aerosol can,
youre paying mostly for the can.
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Youre buying mostly convenience.
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Be sure its worth the price to you.
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And if your choice means more solid wastes, you
should be willing to pay the price of proper
disposal.
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Think of solid wastes before you buy.
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More than two-thirds of litter consists of old
packaging.
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If you dispose of your wastes in the right
places, you are helping to solve the litter
problem.
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Did you know that it costs about NT10 dollars to
pick up and dispose of each item of roadside
litter?
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Thats a lot of money and that money is coming
out of your tax dollars.