A matter of waste
[00:00.11] Should you recycle the box from your takeaway pizza or throw it away? 您应该从外卖披萨中回收盒子还是扔掉它？
[00:05.40] Can you recycle aerosol cans? Is all plastic recyclable? How clued up about recycling are you?你能回收气雾罐吗？所有塑料都可以回收吗？你对回收利用有多了解？
[00:13.42] We probably all know that recycling is good for the environment.我们可能都知道回收对环境有益。
[00:16.68] It saves energy and limits the drain on Earth's resources. 它可以节省能源并限制地球资源的消耗。
[00:20.45] But do you know which items you should or shouldn't recycle?但是您知道哪些物品应该或不应该回收吗？
[00:24.72] In the UK, we have a well-established system of kerbside recycling.在英国，我们拥有完善的路边回收系统。
[00:29.48] Most people expect to separate recyclable material from general refuse. 大多数人希望将可回收材料与一般垃圾分开。
[00:34.50] A typical household recycles paper, cardboard, plastic and glass bottles, foil and drinks cans. 一个典型的家庭回收纸、纸板、塑料和玻璃瓶、铝箔和饮料罐。
[00:41.28] Food and garden waste is now also collected. But in the last four years, the number of items rejected for recycling in England has gone up by 84%, mainly as a result of contamination.现在还收集食物和花园垃圾。但在过去四年中，英格兰拒绝回收的物品数量增加了 84%，主要是由于污染。
[00:54.07] Many items end up in landfill or being incinerated when, with more care, they could be recycled. 许多物品最终进入垃圾填埋场或被焚烧，但如果更加小心，它们可以被回收利用。
[01:00.85] The problem often stems from confusion over what and how to recycle.问题通常源于对什么和如何回收的混淆。
[01:06.38] Across the UK the system of recycling differs between local authorities, and multiple containers are used for different types of recyclables. 在英国各地，地方当局的回收系统各不相同，不同类型的可回收物使用多个容器。
[01:15.41] In one area there may be one large wheelie bin for recycling all household items, another for garden waste, and yet another for general waste. 在一个地区，可能有一个大型带轮垃圾桶用于回收所有家居用品，另一个用于花园垃圾，还有一个用于一般垃圾。
[01:25.20] There are also composting food caddies – a small one for the kitchen and a larger one for the kerbside.还有堆肥食品罐——厨房用的小罐子和路边的大罐子。
[01:32.23] These use compostable bags for food waste, including tea bags, coffee grindings and egg shells. 这些使用可堆肥袋来处理食物垃圾，包括茶包、咖啡粉和蛋壳。
[01:39.01] A few streets away, another council may use a separate container just for glass bottles. 几条街之外，另一个议会可能会使用一个单独的容器来装玻璃瓶。
[01:44.77] Waste collection times vary – either weekly or fortnightly. 废物收集时间各不相同——每周或每两周一次。
[01:49.04] Each week, you have to remember which bin has to go out. It's all highly confusing.每周，您都必须记住必须取出哪个垃圾箱。这一切都非常令人困惑。
[01:54.81] One of the biggest problems recycling firms face is food contamination. 回收公司面临的最大问题之一是食品污染。
[01:59.32] If your plastic milk bottle is empty, it's ok to recycle it, but if it contains a small amount of milk, it could result in contamination of the plastic recycling process. 如果您的塑料奶瓶是空的，可以回收利用，但如果其中含有少量牛奶，则可能会导致塑料回收过程受到污染。
[02:09.60] Likewise, paper fibres cannot be recycled if they are contaminated with food, so a cheesy pizza box shouldn't be recycled.同样，如果纸纤维被食物污染，则不能回收利用，因此不应该回收俗气的比萨盒。
[02:18.63] Conscientious consumers are constantly faced with recycling conundrums. You've just finished a carton of juice. 有良心的消费者不断面临回收难题。你刚喝完一盒果汁。
[02:25.40] Should you remove the plastic cap before recycling the carton? You feel the fate of the planet lies in your hands.在回收纸箱之前是否应该取下塑料盖？你觉得这个星球的命运掌握在你的手中。
[02:33.19] My advice:stop worrying and crack open a bottle of beer! …Hang on!…. what should you do with the bottle top?!我的建议：别担心，打开一瓶啤酒！ …不挂断！…。你应该怎么处理瓶盖？！
