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Solving Our Planet’s Plastic Pollution Crisis: Essential Strategies

By aimee yang
Solving Our Planet’s Plastic Pollution Crisis: Essential Strategies

Plastic waste in Indonesia

Plastic pollution is a big problem in the world. Countries are discussing ways to reduce it. Researchers say adopting four important policies can help cut plastic waste by 90%. Plastic pollution harms the environment and contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. The policies include using recycled materials, limiting new plastic production, investing in waste management, and imposing a small tax on plastic packaging.

Experts believe these policies can make a big difference. By using less single-use plastic items and implementing global policies, we can reduce plastic pollution. However, local rules alone are not enough to solve this global issue. Countries need to work together to create a strong treaty to tackle plastic pollution effectively. It’s important for governments to come together and make the right decisions to protect our planet from the harmful effects of plastic waste.

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Pollution/pəˈluːʃən/noun
The presence or introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment.

Emissions/ɪˈmɪʃənz/noun
The act of releasing something especially gas or radiation.

Investment/ɪnˈvɛst.mənt/noun
The action or process of investing money for profit.

Treaty/ˈtriːti/noun
A formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.

Recycled/ˌriːˈsaɪkld/adjective
Processed for reuse.

Harmful/ˈhɑːrmfəl/adjective
Causing or capable of causing harm; injurious.
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What are the four important policies recommended by researchers to help cut plastic waste by 90%?
Using recycled materials, limiting new plastic production, investing in waste management, imposing a small tax on plastic packaging
Encouraging single-use plastic items, increasing plastic production, reducing waste management investments, eliminating taxes on plastic packaging
Banning recycled materials, promoting new plastic production, avoiding waste management, exempting plastic packaging from taxes
Ignoring plastic pollution, supporting unlimited plastic production, neglecting waste management, eliminating taxes on plastic packaging
What do experts believe can make a big difference in reducing plastic pollution?
Implementing global policies only
Using more single-use plastic items
Implementing global policies and using less single-use plastic items
Relying solely on local rules
What is one of the harmful effects of plastic pollution mentioned in the text?
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Protecting the environment
Contributing to greenhouse gas emissions
Increasing biodiversity
What do countries need to work together to create in order to tackle plastic pollution effectively?
Strong waste management policies
Global treaties
Individual solutions
Tax exemptions for plastic packaging
What is considered important for governments to do to protect the planet from the harmful effects of plastic waste?
Increase plastic production
Imposing higher taxes on waste management
Come together and make the right decisions
Ignore the issue of plastic pollution
Why are local rules alone not enough to solve the global issue of plastic pollution?
Local rules lack enforcement
Plastic pollution cannot be solved
Plastic waste is not a significant problem
Global cooperation is essential
Plastic pollution is not a major problem in the world.
Using recycled materials is not one of the important policies recommended by researchers to cut plastic waste by 90%.
Implementing global policies alone can solve the issue of plastic waste.
Countries do not need to work together to create a strong treaty to tackle plastic pollution effectively.
Plastic waste does not contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.
Governments do not have an important role in protecting the planet from the harmful effects of plastic waste.
Researchers say adopting four important policies can help cut plastic waste by %.
Countries need to work together to create a strong to tackle plastic pollution effectively.
By using less single-use plastic items and implementing global policies, we can reduce plastic .
Plastic pollution harms the environment and contributes to greenhouse gas .
Experts believe that these policies can make a big .
Local rules alone are not enough to solve this global .
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Vocabulary List:
6 words · tap to reveal
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Accent
Pollution/pəˈluːʃən/noun
The presence or introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment.
Emissions/ɪˈmɪʃənz/noun
The act of releasing something especially gas or radiation.
Investment/ɪnˈvɛst.mənt/noun
The action or process of investing money for profit.
Treaty/ˈtriːti/noun
A formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.
Recycled/ˌriːˈsaɪkld/adjective
Processed for reuse.
Harmful/ˈhɑːrmfəl/adjective
Causing or capable of causing harm; injurious.
Vocabulary Learning

How much do you know?

What are the four important policies recommended by researchers to help cut plastic waste by 90%?
Using recycled materials, limiting new plastic production, investing in waste management, imposing a small tax on plastic packaging
Encouraging single-use plastic items, increasing plastic production, reducing waste management investments, eliminating taxes on plastic packaging
Banning recycled materials, promoting new plastic production, avoiding waste management, exempting plastic packaging from taxes
Ignoring plastic pollution, supporting unlimited plastic production, neglecting waste management, eliminating taxes on plastic packaging
What do experts believe can make a big difference in reducing plastic pollution?
Implementing global policies only
Using more single-use plastic items
Implementing global policies and using less single-use plastic items
Relying solely on local rules
What is one of the harmful effects of plastic pollution mentioned in the text?
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Protecting the environment
Contributing to greenhouse gas emissions
Increasing biodiversity
What do countries need to work together to create in order to tackle plastic pollution effectively?
Strong waste management policies
Global treaties
Individual solutions
Tax exemptions for plastic packaging
What is considered important for governments to do to protect the planet from the harmful effects of plastic waste?
Increase plastic production
Imposing higher taxes on waste management
Come together and make the right decisions
Ignore the issue of plastic pollution
Why are local rules alone not enough to solve the global issue of plastic pollution?
Local rules lack enforcement
Plastic pollution cannot be solved
Plastic waste is not a significant problem
Global cooperation is essential
Plastic pollution is not a major problem in the world.
Using recycled materials is not one of the important policies recommended by researchers to cut plastic waste by 90%.
Implementing global policies alone can solve the issue of plastic waste.
Countries do not need to work together to create a strong treaty to tackle plastic pollution effectively.
Plastic waste does not contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.
Governments do not have an important role in protecting the planet from the harmful effects of plastic waste.
Researchers say adopting four important policies can help cut plastic waste by %.
Countries need to work together to create a strong to tackle plastic pollution effectively.
By using less single-use plastic items and implementing global policies, we can reduce plastic .
Plastic pollution harms the environment and contributes to greenhouse gas .
Experts believe that these policies can make a big .
Local rules alone are not enough to solve this global .
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