Tackling the sea of plastic 应对海洋塑料污染

Tackling the sea of plastic 应对海洋塑料污染

本集内容 Tackling the sea of plastic 应对海洋塑料污染

学习要点 有关“Recycling 回收”的词汇

边看边答 Can only people living in coastal communities solve the problem of plastic waste?

sustainable materials

可持续材料（环保材料）

break down

分解

micro level

（物质）微小的单位

你知道吗 ？ US scientists have calculated the total amount of plastic ever made and put the number at 8.3 billion tonnes. That is as heavy as a billion elephants.

美国科学家算出，迄今为止生产出的塑料总重量已达83亿吨，相当于十亿只大象那么重。

问题答案 No. It’s not just an issue for coastal communities - it’s a problem that affects all of us and can only be solved by all of us.