GARBAGE DISPOSAL
In the
United States, over 160 million tons of garbage is produced every year.(present indefinite passive) Ten percent
is recycled,( present indefinite passive)
ten percent is burned(present indefinite
passive), and the rest is put in landfills.(present indefinite passive) But finding land for new landfills is
becoming more difficult.(present
continious)
A city
that has solved this problem in an unusual way is, Machida, in Tokyo, Japan.(present perfect) They have developed
totally a new approach to garbage disposal.(present
perfect) The key to the operation is public cooperation. Families must
divide their garbage into six categories(must)
1.garbage
that can be easily burned (that is, combustible garbage), such as kitchen and
garden trash;
2.noncombustible
garbage, such as small electrical appliances, plastic tools, and plastic toys;
3.products
that are poisonous or that cause pollution, such as batteries;
4.bottles
and glass containers that can be recycled;)
5.metal
containers that can be recycled;(
6.Large
items, such as furniture and bicycles.
The items
in categories 1 to 5 are collected on different days.(present indefinite passive ) (Large items are only collected upon
request)( present indefinite passive).
Then the garbage is taken to a center that looks like a clean new office
building or a hospital.( present
indefinite passive) Inside the center, special equipment is used to sort
and process the garbage(present
indefinite passive). Almost everything can be reused(): garden or kitchen
trash becomes fertilizer; combustible garbage is burned to produce electricity;( present indefinite passive) metal
containers and bottles are recycled;( present
indefinite passive)and old furniture , clothing , and other useful items
are cleaned, repaired , and resold cheaply or given away.( present indefinite passive) The work provides employment for
handicapped people and gives them a chance to learn new skills.(present indefifnite active)
Nowadays
, officials from cities around the world visit Machida to see it whether they
can use some of these ideas to solve their own garbage disposal problems.( can)