世界关注中国禁用塑料袋中国国务院办公厅年初发出通知，称购物袋已成为“白色污染”的主要，今后各地应禁止生产、销售、使用超薄塑料购物袋，并将实行塑料购物袋有偿使用制度。自2008年6月1日起，在所有超市、商场、集贸市场等商品零售场所实行塑料购物袋有偿使用制度，一律不得免费提供塑料购物袋。塑料购物袋与人们的日常生活休戚相关，它为消费者提供便利的同时，由于过量使用及回收处理不到位等原因，也造成了严重的能源资源浪费和环境污染。特别是超薄塑料购物袋容易破损，大多被随意丢弃，成为主要的“白色污染”源。目前环保已成为全世界高唱的主旋律，中国这次无疑体现了大国风范和责任感。问题是，塑料袋引发的环境问题绝非一朝一夕可以解决，之前也有不少国家做过类似尝试，这当中有成功的经验，也有失败的教训。全世界都迫不及待地想知道，中国能为世界的环保事业添上成功的一笔吗？ThereisanoldChineseexpression:ifyouwanttocorrect---本文于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---somethingthatothersdo,youshouldfirstcorrectityourself.It’sanexpressiontheChinesegovernmentcanclaimitisfollowinginitseffortstotackleoneofthecountry’smostsignificantlitterproblems:theplasticbag.Theissueof1)flimsyplasticbagsmayseemtrivialonthelistofenvironmentalchallengesfacingoneoftheworld’semergingsuperpowers,butits2)ramificationsaremorethan3)aesthetic.Discardedplasticbagsdisruptwaterways,4)clog5)sewers,and6)chokesoil.So,asoneofitsnewyear’sresolutions,Chinahaspledgedtobantheuseoffreeandflimsyplasticbagsbyintroducinglevies.7)AsofJunethisyear,plasticbagsmustbepaidfor,andtheywillbebannedfromallpublictransport,airportsandscenicplaces.Plasticisfantastic.It’s8)versatile,durable,waterproof,convenientandvery,verycheap.Butwithallthebenefitsofplasticbagscomesalonglistof9)naggingproblems,andthemostproblematicofallistheir10)sheerpersistence.Dependingonthethickness,plasticbagstakebetween20and1,000yearstobreakdownintheenvironment.Theyreleasetoxicgaseswhentheyburn;theycreate11)stagnantpoolswhichcanbecomea12)breedinggroundfor13)malarialmosquitoes;andthey---本文于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---14)suffocateordisrupttheindigestionofanimalsthataccidentallyconsumethem.So,howeasyisittore-gulatea15)blanketbanonsomethingso16)integral―yetsodestructive―tomodernliving?Anddoesitwork?InEurope,goodwastemanagementhasmeantthatthe17)menaceoftheplasticbaghasnotbeenunleashedasithasinthedevelopingworld.China’ssituationisperhapsbetterreflectedbyexperiencesonthecontinentofAfrica.InSouthAfrica,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP),abanisalreadyworking.Beforeactionwastakento18)curbtheproblem,consumersinSouthAfricawentthrough8billionplasticbagsayear.Theproblemwassobadthatplasticbagsbecameknownasthe“newnationalflower”,competingwiththe19)protea―thetruenationalflower―forthe20)limelight.SouthAfrica’sanswerwastobanthemanufacture,tradeandcommercialdistributionofplasticbagswithathicknessoflessthan3021)microns(0.03mm).Anythingbelow30micronscanblowawayinevenalightwind,andcannotbeeasilyrecycled.Increasingthethicknessofplasticbagshasbeenfoundtohaveapositiveimpactonlittering.Alevyisinplace,andthepenaltiesfornon----本文于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---22)compliancearetough:finesandevenimprisonment.BeforeregulationinSouthAfrica,thecostofproducing,deliveringanddistributingplasticbagswashiddeninfoodprices,soevenifcustomersdidnotwantabag,theywouldpayforit.Nowtheycanmakethechoice―andUNEPreportsthatcon...