A drinks bottle 'tax' to boost recycling 英格兰将征饮料瓶“税”以促进回收利用

A drinks bottle 'tax' to boost recycling 英格兰将征饮料瓶“税”以促进回收利用

生活在英格兰的人们很快就需要为饮料瓶、罐支付更多钱，从而帮助提高回收率，同时减少浪费。这一决定意味着消费者需要为部分饮品的包装瓶、罐额外付款，但如果把容器送还到店铺回收，他们就能得到相应的退款。

2. 阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题 。 1. How will people in the UK get their money back after they have bought a plastic bottle?

2. How much deposit will people in the UK have to pay when purchasing a plastic bottle?

3. Why are some business people worried about this new scheme?

4. True or false? This new recycling scheme is only for plastic bottles.

3. 答案 1. How will people in the UK get their money back after they have bought a plastic bottle?

They would have to return it to the shop and put it in a special machine.

2. How much deposit will people in the UK have to pay when purchasing a plastic bottle?

This has not been decided. The reporter said "how much deposit should be charged" is a key question.

3. Why are some business people worried about this new scheme?

They are concerned because they might have to pay for installing and running the deposit return scheme.

4. True or false? This new recycling scheme is only for plastic bottles.

False. The UK scheme will cover plastic, glass, steel and aluminium containers.