The Plastic Bank—treating plastic like money

西安外國語大學(xué) 郝夢婷

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David Katz was upset by all the plastic going into the ocean.To help solve the problem,he had an unusual idea—to treat 1.________like money.Mr Katz called his idea the “Plastic Bank”.

Though Mr Katz would like to remove plastic from the ocean,he realized it was more important to stop the plastic from getting there.He points out that if your kitchen sink isoverflowing,you don’t start by mopping up the mess—you start by turning off the running water.

Mr Katz believes that one of the main 2.________why so much plastic winds up in the ocean is that plastic is seen as worthless.In poor countries,people are already working so hard just to get enough 3._________to eat,to find a place to live,and to keep themselves healthy.Spending time on recycling does not make sense when you're simply trying to survive.

The goal of the Plastic Bank is to use plastic to help these people solve the problems that worry them the most—food,shelter,and health.So the Plastic Bank adds a value to plastic waste by 4._________(paying/forcing)people to recycle it.

The 5.________began in 2015 in Haiti,a poor island nation with huge problems of waste plastic.The Plastic Bank has opened 30“markets” in Haiti.At the Plastic Bank markets,people can exchange the plastic they’ve collected for money or other things they need.The Plastic Bank markets sell many things that local people need,such as gas for cooking stoves or a way to recharge a cell phone.The stores also allow plastic collectors to use the money they earn to pay for health care or school.

To make sure that the plastic gets recycled,the Plastic Bank works with partners who agree to use the plastic that is collected.For example,the British company Marks&Spencer and the German company Henkel are both paying extra money to use recycled plastic from the Plastic Bank in their products.

When customers buy these products,which arelabeled“Social Plastic”,they know that they are helping people in other parts of the world and keeping plastic out of the ocean.

Reading Check

Fill in each blank with only one word according to the context.

Language Study

Sentences for writing

1.to do不定式短語作目的狀語,置于句首表強調(diào)，意為“為了……”。

To help solve the problem,he had an unusual idea.為了解決這個問題，他想出了一個不尋常的主意。

【仿寫】為了避免延誤，你最好直接打電話預(yù)約。

_________any delay,you’d better phone your order directly.

2.動名詞短語作主語，謂語動詞用第三人稱單數(shù)。

Spending time on recycling does not make sense when you’re simply trying to survive. 如果你只是為了生計而花時間去回收塑料，這是沒有意義的。

【仿寫】大聲朗讀對我們學(xué)習(xí)一門外語來說是非常重要的。

___________aloud ___________very important for us to learn a foreign language.