第707期:What garbage are you助你減輕垃圾分類的壓力

Ways to reduce your waste

減少垃圾的方法

New Words:

reusable adj.可重複使用的;

compost n.混合肥料;堆肥

disposables n.用後即丟棄的物品，一次性物品(如尿布、隱形眼鏡片)

rechargeable adj.(電池或電器)可充電的

1. Shop with reusable containers

使用可重複利用的購物袋

Prevent waste from entering your home, and then you won't have to deal with it.

防止廢物進入你的家，然後你就不必處理它了。

2. Set up a good backyard compost system

建立一個好的後院堆肥系統

Composting is the best way to deal with organic household waste, since the waste doesn't need to get shipped anywhere and gets converted to rich soil.

堆肥是處理有機生活垃圾的最佳方式，因爲垃圾不需要運到任何地方，而是直接轉化成了肥沃的土壤。

3. Maintain and repair instead of replacing.

維修而不是更換。

Don't throw out your vacuum cleaner if it isn't picking up. Take it to a shop and ask if you can't repair it yourself.

如果吸塵器吸不了東西，不要扔掉。如果你沒有辦法自己修好，就把它帶到商店問問。

4. Ditch the disposables

丟棄一次性物品

There's no need to keep things like paper napkins, plastic wrap, and disposable plates or cups in the kitchen. Though it may seem strange at first, you will always find reusable alternatives when the need arises.

廚房裏沒有必要存放類似於紙餐巾、塑料包裝紙和一次性盤子或杯子。儘管一開始看起來很奇怪，但當你需要時，您總是會找到可重用的替代品。

5. Buy rechargeable batteries

購買充電電池

Rechargeable batteries will save you money in the long run but disposable batteries are very harmful for the environment as chemicals inside the batteries can leak.

從長遠來看，充電電池可以省錢，但是一次性電池對環境非常有害，因爲電池內的化學物質會泄漏。

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