Waste Reduction Methods · 废物减量方法
| English | 中文 | Pinyin · 拼音 |
|---|---|---|
| Reduce/rɪˈdjuːs/ | 减少 | jiǎn shǎo |
| Reuse/riːˈjuːz/ | 重复利用 | chóng fù lì yòng |
| Recycle/rɪˈsaɪkl/ | 回收 | huí shōu |
| Composting/ˈkɒmpɒstɪŋ/ | 堆肥 | duī féi |
The best waste is no waste
- Disposing of waste always causes harm — landfills, smoke, ash.
- So the smartest move is to make less waste.
- Three simple ideas guide this: reduce, reuse, recycle.
- They are known as the three Rs.
最好的废物是没有废物
- 处置废物总是造成伤害——填埋场、烟雾、灰烬。
- 所以最聪明的做法是制造更少的废物。
- 三个简单的想法指导这一点:减少、重复使用、回收。
- 它们被称为三个R。
Reduce: the most powerful R
- Reduce 减少 means using less in the first place.
- Buy only what you need; skip extra packaging.
- Waste you never create needs no handling at all.
- This is the best R because it prevents waste entirely.
减少:最强大的R
- 减少(reduce)意味着一开始就用得更少。
- 只买你需要的;跳过多余的包装。
- 你从不制造的废物完全不需要处理。
- 这是最好的R,因为它彻底防止废物。
Which of the three Rs prevents the most waste? · 三个R中哪个防止最多的废物?
Reduce is best — waste you never make needs no handling at all. · 减少是最好的——你从不制造的废物完全不需要处理。
Reuse: use it again
- Reuse 重复利用 means using the same item more than once.
- Refill a bottle instead of buying a new one.
- Donate old clothes and furniture so others use them.
- No processing needed — just keep the item in use.
重复使用:再用一次
- 重复使用(reuse)意味着把同一件物品用不止一次。
- 重新装满一个瓶子,而不是买一个新的。
- 捐赠旧衣服和家具,让别人使用它们。
- 不需要加工——只要让物品继续使用。
Reduce, reuse, or recycle? · 减少、重复使用,还是回收?
Sort each action into the "R" it belongs to. · 把每个行为归入它所属的"R"。
To recycle something means to… · 回收某物意味着……
To recycle is to break an item down and remake it into a new product — cans become new metal. · 回收是把一件物品分解并重制成一个新产品——罐子变成新金属。
Letting food and garden scraps rot into soil is called . · 让食物和花园的残渣腐烂成土壤,叫做。
Composting turns organic waste into rich soil, keeping it out of landfills. · 堆肥把有机废物变成肥沃的土壤,使它远离填埋场。
Recycle and compost
- Recycle 回收 means processing waste into new material.
- Old cans become new metal; old paper becomes new paper.
- Composting 堆肥 turns food scraps into rich soil.
- These take energy, so they rank below reduce and reuse.
回收和堆肥
- 回收(recycle)意味着把废物加工成新材料。
- 旧罐子变成新金属;旧纸变成新纸。
- 堆肥(composting)把食物残渣变成肥沃的土壤。
- 这些需要能量,所以它们排在减少和重复使用之下。
Reducing and reusing are better than recycling because they prevent waste earlier. · 减少和重复使用比回收更好,因为它们更早地防止废物。
The order matters: reduce first, reuse next, recycle last — each earlier step prevents more waste. · 顺序很重要:先减少,再重复使用,最后回收——每个更早的步骤防止更多废物。
Select all · 所有 ways to cut down on waste. · 选出所有减少废物的方法。
Reduce, reuse, and recycle all cut waste. Tossing everything is the opposite. · 减少、重复使用和回收都削减废物。把所有东西扔掉是反面。
The three Rs are a ranked list, not three equal choices. Reduce beats reuse beats recycle, because each earlier step prevents waste sooner and uses less energy. Recycling is good, but it still takes energy to collect, melt, and remake materials — so "just recycle it" is the weakest of the three. Making less in the first place always wins.
三个R是一个有排序的列表,不是三个相等的选择。减少胜过重复使用胜过回收,因为每个更早的步骤更早地防止废物,并使用更少的能量。回收是好的,但它仍然需要能量来收集、熔化和重制材料——所以"回收就行了"是三者中最弱的。一开始就制造更少总是赢。
A water bottle, three ways:
- Reduce: carry one refillable bottle, so you never buy a single-use one — zero waste.
- Reuse: if you do have a bottle, refill it many times before letting it go.
- Recycle: only when it's finally worn out, send it to be melted into new plastic.
- Same bottle, but the order — reduce, then reuse, then recycle — is what saves the most.
一个水瓶,三种方式:
- 减少:带一个可重新装满的瓶子,这样你从不买一次性的——零废物。
- 重复使用:如果你确实有一个瓶子,在放弃它之前重新装满许多次。
- 回收:只有当它终于用坏时,才把它送去熔化成新塑料。
- 同一个瓶子,但顺序——先减少,再重复使用,然后回收——才是省得最多的。
The three Rs cut waste in ranked order: reduce (use less — the most powerful), reuse (use the same item again), then recycle (process into new material). Composting turns food scraps into soil. Each earlier step prevents more waste and uses less energy, so "make less" always beats "recycle it".
三个R按排序削减废物:减少(用得更少——最强大)、重复使用(把同一件物品再用)、然后回收(加工成新材料)。堆肥把食物残渣变成土壤。每个更早的步骤防止更多废物并使用更少的能量,所以"制造更少"总是胜过"回收它"。