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While many plastics have the potential to be recycled, most are not because the process is costly,complicated and the resulting product of a lower quality than the original.
虽然很多塑料具备回收潜力，但大部分无法回收，原因是回收过程成本高、工序复杂，而且再生产品品质低于原生塑料。
Despite rising demand for recycled plastic, few waste companies turn a profit. Part of this is because virgin plastic—linked to oil prices—is often cheaper than recycled plastic, meaning there is little economic incentive to use it. Worse yet, much of our plastic waste is difficult to recycle. Lightweight food packaging, like a mozzarella packet, contains different plastics, dyes and toxic additives. This dirty mix means plastic recycled through mechanical methods—the most common form—can only be melted down and moulded again a couple of times before it becomes too fragile to be reused. And the nature of the process means plastic recycling has a carbon footprint of its own.
尽管再生塑料需求不断上涨，但很少有垃圾处理公司能够盈利。一部分原因是原生塑料和油价挂钩，通常比再生塑料更便宜，这就导致企业几乎没有经济动力去使用再生塑料。更糟的是，大量塑料垃圾很难回收。马苏里拉奶酪包装袋这类轻质食品包装，混合了多种塑料、染料以及有毒添加剂。这种混杂的废料意味着，最普遍的机械回收方式处理后的塑料，只能熔融重塑两三次，之后就会变得过于脆弱而无法再次使用。而且该工艺本身也会产生碳足迹。
Given all of these difficulties, environmental critics say recycling is not the solution—and argue that creating more products from recycled material to attract environmental consciousness merely worsens the problem.
考虑到以上种种难题，环保批评者认为回收并不是解决方案。他们提出，为博取环保关注而生产更多再生材料制品，只会让问题进一步恶化。
“The solution is to use less plastic and to stop misleading the public about the recyclability,” says Enck, president of Beyond Plastics, a US campaign group with a mission to end single-use plastic.美国一个旨在终结一次性塑料的环保组织 Beyond Plastics 的负责人恩克表示：“解决办法是减少塑料使用，不要再在可回收性这件事上误导大众。”
“They should stop making false claims about the recyclability of plastics since they know most will either be littered or burned or landfilled. Using less plastics means shifting to reusable products and relying more on paper, cardboard, glass and metal—all of which should be made from recycled content.”
“企业应当停止对塑料的可回收性做出虚假宣传，因为他们清楚大部分塑料最终会被丢弃、焚烧或者填埋。减少塑料使用意味着转向可重复使用产品，更多选用纸、硬纸板、玻璃和金属，所有这些材料都应当使用再生原料制作。”
For decades, plastic producers have promoted recycling as the way forward. This has allowed the industry to keep producing more plastic while telling consumers that recycling can clean up the mess.
数十年来，塑料生产商一直鼓吹回收是未来的出路。这使得该行业可以持续生产更多塑料，同时告诉消费者，回收能够处理这些塑料垃圾。
But recycling has never worked well for plastic. Less than 10% of all plastic waste ever produced has been recycled. Most plastic can only be recycled once or twice before its quality drops too much to be reused.
但塑料回收从来效果不佳。有史以来生产的所有塑料垃圾里，仅有不到 10% 被回收。大部分塑料只能回收一到两次，之后品质就会大幅下降，无法再次利用。
The high cost of sorting and processing plastic waste also makes it unattractive for many countries. Many nations used to export plastic waste to poorer countries, but many of those countries have now banned such imports.
塑料垃圾分类与处理的高昂成本，也让很多国家望而却步。很多国家过去会把塑料垃圾出口到较贫困国家，但如今很多这类国家已经禁止此类进口。
have the potential to do 有潜力做某事
高考例句：The new material has the potential to reduce pollution.（这种新材料有潜力减少污染。）
文中语境：many plastics have the potential to be recycled
complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/adj. 复杂的
高考例句：The recycling system is quite complicated.（这套回收体系相当复杂。）
文中语境：the process is costly, complicated
virgin plastic 原生塑料
高考例句：Virgin plastic is made directly from oil rather than recycled waste.（原生塑料直接由石油制成，而非回收废料。）
文中语境：virgin plastic—linked to oil prices
incentive /ɪnˈsentɪv/n. 激励，动力
高考例句：The policy gives farmers an incentive to protect forests.（这项政策激励农民保护森林。）
文中语境：little economic incentive to use it
toxic /ˈtɒksɪk/adj. 有毒的
高考例句：The factory released toxic waste into the river.（工厂向河中排放有毒废弃物。）
文中语境：toxic additives
additive /ˈædətɪv/n. 添加剂
高考例句：Some food additives are safe in small amounts.（少量使用部分食品添加剂是安全的。）
文中语境：dyes and toxic additives
mechanical /məˈkænɪkl/adj. 机械的
高考例句：Mechanical recycling is widely used in waste treatment.（机械回收广泛应用于垃圾处理。）
文中语境：through mechanical methods
mould /məʊld/v. 塑造，铸模 n. 模具
高考例句：Workers mould melted plastic into new bottles.（工人把熔融塑料塑造成新瓶子。）
文中语境：be melted down and moulded again
fragile /ˈfrædʒaɪl/adj. 易碎的，脆弱的
高考例句：This recycled plastic is fragile and breaks easily.（这种再生塑料质地脆弱，容易碎裂。）
文中语境：too fragile to be reused
高考例句：We can cut our carbon footprint by using reusable bags.（使用环保袋可以减少碳足迹。）
文中语境：plastic recycling has a carbon footprint of its own
高考例句：Environmental critics point out the hidden cost of plastic use.（环保批评者指出使用塑料的隐性成本。）
文中语境：environmental critics say recycling is not the solution
高考例句：We should raise public environmental consciousness.（我们应当提升公众的环保意识。）
文中语境：attract environmental consciousness
高考例句：It is merely a temporary method.（这仅仅是一个临时办法。）
文中语境：merely worsens the problem
高考例句：The material’s recyclability decides its environmental value.（材料的可回收性决定它的环保价值。）
文中语境：misleading the public about the recyclability
高考例句：We should cut down single-use plastic bags.（我们应当减少一次性塑料袋。）
文中语境：end single-use plastic
高考例句：The company was fined for making false claims.（这家公司因虚假宣传被罚款。）
文中语境：making false claims about the recyclability
高考例句：Lots of waste is landfilled every year.（每年大量垃圾被填埋处理。）
文中语境：either be littered or burned or landfilled
高考例句：Many factories shift to clean energy.（很多工厂转向使用清洁能源。）
文中语境：shifting to reusable products
高考例句：Reusable bottles help reduce plastic waste.（可重复使用水瓶有助于减少塑料垃圾。）
文中语境：shifting to reusable products
高考例句：The box is made of cardboard.（这个盒子由硬纸板制成。）
文中语境：relying more on paper, cardboard, glass and metal
高考例句：People sort rubbish before recycling.（人们在回收前对垃圾进行分拣。）
文中语境：The high cost of sorting and processing plastic waste
高考例句：The city bans single-use plastic straws.（这座城市禁止一次性塑料吸管。）
文中语境：many of those countries have now banned such imports
原文重读环节
While many plastics have the potential to be recycled, most are not because the process is costly, complicated and the resulting product of a lower quality than the original.
Despite rising demand for recycled plastic, few waste companies turn a profit. Part of this is because virgin plastic—linked to oil prices—is often cheaper than recycled plastic, meaning there is little economic incentive to use it. Worse yet, much of our plastic waste is difficult to recycle. Lightweight food packaging, like a mozzarella packet, contains different plastics, dyes and toxic additives. This dirty mix means plastic recycled through mechanical methods—the most common form—can only be melted down and moulded again a couple of times before it becomes too fragile to be reused. And the nature of the process means plastic recycling has a carbon footprint of its own.
Given all of these difficulties, environmental critics say recycling is not the solution—and argue that creating more products from recycled material to attract environmental consciousness merely worsens the problem.
“The solution is to use less plastic and to stop misleading the public about the recyclability,” says Enck, president of Beyond Plastics, a US campaign group with a mission to end single-use plastic.
“They should stop making false claims about the recyclability of plastics since they know most will either be littered or burned or landfilled. Using less plastics means shifting to reusable products and relying more on paper, cardboard, glass and metal—all of which should be made from recycled content.”
For decades, plastic producers have promoted recycling as the way forward. This has allowed the industry to keep producing more plastic while telling consumers that recycling can clean up the mess.
But recycling has never worked well for plastic. Less than 10% of all plastic waste ever produced has been recycled. Most plastic can only be recycled once or twice before its quality drops too much to be reused.
The high cost of sorting and processing plastic waste also makes it unattractive for many countries. Many nations used to export plastic waste to poorer countries, but many of those countries have now banned such imports.
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