請看《中國日報》的報道:
The rapid growth of online shopping and express delivery services has given rise to huge amounts of rubbish in China, says a recent report.
最近一份報告顯示,網絡購物和快遞運輸行業的快速發展使中國產生了大量的快遞垃圾。
來看看這些快遞垃圾的量有多驚人:
Last year alone, 16.95 billion meters of adhesive tape and 9.9 billion boxes were used to deliver the purchases of online shoppers.
僅在去年,網購快遞中就使用了169.5億米膠帶和99億個包裝箱。
“過度包裝”是主因:
Experts say excessive packaging for products dispatched through courier agencies to meet online shoppers' demand is generating increasing amounts of trash and the existing recycling system cannot cope with them.
專家表示,為滿足網購用戶需求,快遞公司在派送商品時“過度包裝”,因而快遞垃圾量越來越大,現有的回收利用系統也無法應對。
【相關詞匯】
e-tailer 網絡零售商
plastic bags 塑料袋
foam and cartons 泡沫和紙箱
express parcels 快遞包裹
packaging materials 包裝材料
dissolve 分解
bricks-and-mortar stores 實體店