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根据以下材料,回答题 ReducePackaging
PressureincreasedrecentlyonBritishsupermarketsandretailerstoreducepackagingaspartofananti-wastecampaign.(46)Britaingenerates4.6milliontonsofhouseholdwasteeveryyearbypackaging.
Dozensofpeoplehaveexpressedangerattheexcessofplasticwrapping.CampaignershavecalledonBritaintolearnfromotherEuropeancountries.(47)Whenreturnedbottlesareputinavendingmachine(自动售货机),thedepositisrefunded.EnvironmentalistswarnthatBritainlagsbehindinthis.
Therewerereportsofgrowinguneaseamongconsumersovertheamountofpackagingtheyhavetodealwith.Tradestandardofficersalsoobjecttoexcessivepackaging.(48)
InresponsetoacampaignbyBritain'sTheIndependentNewspaper,leadingsupermarketshavepointedtovariousinitiativestowinthepublicconfidence.(49)
Butcampaignerssaidretailersandthegovernmentcouldlearnmuchfromanti-wastepracticesontheContinent.InSweden,non-recyclablebatterieshavebeentaxedsince1991toencourageaswitchtoalternatives.(50)InGermany,plasticbagsareunheardofinsupermarketsanddepositsarepaidforreusableplasticandglassbeveragebottles.
回答(46)题 A.InBelgium,whenyoubuysomethinginaplasticorglasscontainer,youmakeadeposit.
B.Thisisbecausetoomuchpaddingcangivebuyersafalseimpressionofwhattheyarebuying.
C.Thishasresultedina74percentreductioninsales.
D.Tescosaiditwassaving112,000tonsofcardboardayearbyswitchingtoreusableplasticcrates(装货箱)fortransportingitsfreshproduce.
E.ThecampaignwasinitiatedbyTheIndependentNewspaper.
F.Ifaproductisover-packaged,don'tbuyit.
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