英国近年来的浪费趋势越来越严重,几乎形成了一种不可挽回的局面,据英国媒体报道,这次的英国浪费危机产生的危害非常大,对2011年的各种生活都带来了不少的危害。我们来看下面的雅思阅读材料。
A grassroots revolt is growing over a new generation of controversial incinerators planned across the UK, which would see the amount of household waste sent to be burnt more than double. Incinerators are currently being planned on more than 80 sites under the so-called dash for ash.
The Coalition must decide this summer whether to give its blessing to the £10bn roll-out of the new incinerator chimneys, which continue to meet fierce levels of local resistance from those who would live in their shadow. Concern over possible health risks and impact on property prices looks likely to make incineration one of the most toxic political issues of 2011.
Vehement opposition also comes from environmentalists, who claim that incinerators contribute to greenhouse gases and discourage councils from meeting more ambitious recycling goals.
According to the Environment Agency there are 21 facilities in the UK currently treating municipal waste, while a further eight have been given the go-ahead but are not yet operational. It is estimated that a further two dozen energy from waste schemes are still making their way through the planning process or awaiting a final decision from the Secretary of State.
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