However effective they may be there is one important factor that holds these smart bins back.

不论这些垃圾桶有多么好用，现有一个重要的因素使它们未能被大力推广。

Andrew Stephen, CEO, Sustainable Restaurant Association

Traditionally, smart bin technology has been at quite a high price point for particularly small operators. There is only a relatively small fraction that can afford that upfront implementation.

安德鲁·斯蒂芬 可持续餐饮协会 首席执行官

“一直以来，智能垃圾桶技术的价格对于小型企业来说偏高。只有一小部分企业能够负担的起前期安装费用。”

It seems that smart bins are just one part of the solution to the pressing problem of food waste.

看样子，智能垃圾箱只是解决食物浪费问题的部分答案。

词汇 accurate record 准确的记录

keeping tabs on 严密留意…动向

adjust 调整

catalogue 记录

你知道吗？ Every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost globally. One quarter of this, or 325 million tonnes, would be enough to feed 870 million hungry people annually.

每年全球浪费或丢弃的粮食总量为13亿吨，其中四分之一，大约3.25亿吨，足以养活8亿7千万饥饿人口。

问题答案 The chef can adjust his orders of ingredients and improvise whole new menus based on what was previously being thrown away.

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