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Topic Reading-Vol.2782-11/23/2019
Dear MEL Topic Readers,
A rubbish story: China’s mega-dump full 25 years ahead of schedule
The amount and type of waste seem to indicate how economic growth and the environment are managed. As more goods are ordered by individuals online, more packaging materials are used per item. Indeed, as online retailers generate more business, they also create more trash. Also, supermarkets and convenience stores alike tend to create more trash as each item they sell is wrapped and packaged for convenience and easier handling. Such retailing practices seem to have produced much more trash in China than previously predicted. A quarter-century ago when a huge landfill site, the size of about 100 football fields, was opened near the ancient capital of Xian in Shaanxi Province, it was designed to accept trash for 50 years. However, it is already full after 25 years. Now, several incineration facilities are being constructed to take more trash than being disposed of daily. But how long will they last? Also, what about the environmental impacts of burning trash? It seems to depend on how the waste is sorted, collected and processed as well as the society as a while work out to reduce, recycle and reuse waste.
Enjoy reading the text and think about how economic growth and the environment can be balanced.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50429119
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