环保作文素材：“限塑令”今起生效 (中英文)

1、环保作文素材：“限塑令”今起生效 (中英文)    From today on, we will witness a major change in the shopping experience across China.更多关于环保的英语作文点击:The production, sale and use of plastic shopping bags 0.025 millimeters thick or thinner will be banned, and retailers will be prohibited from providing c

2、ustomers with free plastic bags, under a State Council decree released in January.Many are doubtful about the fate of such a ban - because people are so accustomed to receiving free plastic bags to pack their purchases at check-out counters. Complaints about inconvenience and additional cost have ca

3、used some to presume the ban will be aborted or at least not enforced.But there is no excuse for not enforcing it.The convenience of free plastic shopping bags was at the expense of the environment.Nobody can tell precisely how many disposable plastic bags are given, used, and discarded every day.We

4、 all know, from personal experiences, that we are guaranteed free supply of such bags to meet packing needs.And we seldom reuse the bags. That is not just waste. It's also environmental pollution.We are constantly annoyed by the various sizes and colors of abandoned plastic bags flying in our fa

5、ce, a common eyesore in both cities and the countryside.The rest usually end up in landfills. They do not begin to rot until 100 or more years later, and their complete decomposition takes 200 years.The idea to impose compulsory charges on the too-long free plastic bags is not a one-stroke cure.Some

6、 places, including the city of Lhasa, have completely driven plastic bags from shopping venues.Reports of people swarming to buy disposable plastic bags for use after June 1 show it will not be easy to wean consumers off what they long took for granted.But we believe additional costs and strict enfo

7、rcement will finally help them adapt. The process will be easier if more affordable and practical alternatives are offered to replace the previous convenience.We believe that, as long as there is an unyielding political will on the executors' part, the ban will succeed.The gradual disappearance

8、of the once ubiquitous disposable plastic meal boxes along the country's main railways gives us confidence that the same can apply for shopping bags.Compulsory stainless or decomposable meal boxes on passenger trains, along with redoubled recycling efforts in past years, have produced substantia

9、l change.今天（1日），“限塑令”将正式实施。昨日，京城的众多超市、商场、市场已在通过各种方式将“限塑令”告知消费者，同时，数家商场、超市的负责人对记者表示，收费塑料袋是按照成本价格定价，不会以此盈利，这笔收费也将返还给消费者。 收费不会带来“降价效应” 目前，各商场、超市均确定了塑料袋的销售价格。这些价格是如何确定的？昨日数名商超负责人对记者表示，塑料袋是按照成本价格定价，不会以此盈利；这笔收费也将返还给消费者。 此前曾有顾客认为，由于商场、超市内商品价格已包含了塑料袋费用，塑料袋收费之后，商品价格可能会有所下降。“市民对此存在误解。”华堂商场宣传部负责人对此介绍，以前商家经营时，必

10、然会有一些费用支出，比如人力、运输及包装等，但这些费用都会单独核算的，不会折算入每件商品之中。因此，塑料袋收费并不会带来“降价效应”。 该负责人介绍，华堂所提供的塑料袋都是按照成本价格而定，不会产生任何利润。他表示，塑料袋不是普通商品，而应倡导消费者限制、减少使用。“我们希望塑料袋卖得越少越好。” 同样承诺不以塑料袋销售盈利的还有物美超市。据其公关总监介绍，塑料袋收费不会作为盈利模式，这笔费用将最终通过商家促销等形式，返还到消费者身上，“举个例子，以前促销商品有200件，现在可能会增加到300件了。” 也有商家表示，塑料袋价格基本按照成本定价，但要略微加上一点其他费用。“塑料袋既然收费了，就将按照商品的模式操作。”京客隆相关负责人昨日介绍。 商家表示回收难以实施 “塑料袋是很难回收的，主要是卫生问题难以解决。”据物美超市相关人士昨日介绍，以前物美也曾尝试回收塑料袋，但卫生问题是最大难点。“顾客买了鱼、肉等商品装袋之后，就会对塑料袋造成一定污染。”由于有异味及不卫生，很多使用