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The problem of packaging
包裝的問題
Read this magazine article to find out how even small things can make a difference when it comes to the environment.
讀這篇摘自雜志上的文章，找出當涉及環境時，甚至是小事又如何產生重大影響。
A large source of rubbish is packaging material.
垃圾的大來源是包裝材料。
It often makes up more than 30 percent of the total.
它往往占總量的30％以上。
To understand why this is true, think of the packaging commonly used for a simple product, such as toothpaste.
要理解它的真實性，想一想某種簡單產品的包裝，比如牙膏。
The packaging includes not only the tube for the toothpaste, but also the box for the tube.
包裝不僅包括牙膏管，還包括牙膏管的包裝盒。
This box is put into a plastic wrapper.
這種盒子用塑料包裝紙裝起來。
Then, the boxes are transported in a cardboard container.
接著，這些盒子裝進紙箱被運走。
Most packaging material ends up in a landfill after it is thrown away.
大多數包裝材料被丟棄之后，最終都進了垃圾場。
Though necessary, landfills take up valuable space, often stink, and can leak harmful substances into the soil.
雖然很有必要，但是廢渣埋填法占據寶貴的地方，常常發出異臭，而且還把有害物質滲漏到土壤中。
Landfills not included, the production of packaging material itself is a major source of air and water pollution.
除去廢渣埋填法之外，包裝材料的生產本身就是空氣污染和水污染的主要來源。
