2019.11.22

　　周五 Friday

　　audit

　　[ɔːdɪt]

　　n./v. 審計

　　圖片來源：視覺中國

　　最近的一次全球審查顯示，可口可樂、雀巢和百事可樂公司再次成為全球塑料污染最嚴重的企業。

　　Once again, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and PepsiCo are the world’s worst plastic pollution contributors, according to a recent global audit.

　　這标志着可口可樂連續第二年成為世界上污染最嚴重的品牌。其他公司則被認定為全球主要污染企業，其中包括Solo Cup公司（一家生産紅色塑料杯的企業）和高露潔棕榄公司。

　　This marks Coca-Cola’s second consecutive year as the world’s most polluting brand. Other companies identified as major global polluters include the Solo Cup Company and Colgate-Palmolive.

　　雀巢是美國污染最重的企業，其次是Solo Cup公司和星巴克。

　　In the U.S., Nestlé ranked #1 as the country’s worst polluter. The Solo Cup Company and Starbucks came next.

　　最近，幾家大公司宣布它們緻力于實施更具可持續性的方案。然而，垃圾似乎仍在堆積。這是為什麼呢？

　　Lately, several major companies have announced their commitments to more sustainable practices. Yet, waste still seems to be piling up. Why is that?

　　這次審查發現，承諾生産“100%可回收”産品的公司對環境并沒有多大助益。實際上，全球制造的塑料隻有9%确實被回收了。這次審查指出，其餘的塑料要麼被焚毀，要麼被送往垃圾填埋場，要麼繼續污染環境。

　　The audit found that companies’ promises to make products “100% recyclable” weren’t doing much for the environment. In fact, only 9% plastic produced has actually been recycled around the world. According to the audit, the rest is either incinerated, sent to landfills, or continues to lay waste on the environment.

　　“擺脫塑料行動”全球協調員馮·赫爾南德斯表示，隻進行回收并不是一個切實可行的方案。

　　Just recycling is not a viable option, Von Hernandez says, the global coordinator of the Break Free From Plastic movement.

　　赫爾南德斯稱，“企業迫切需要采取更多行動來解決它們造成的塑料污染危機，而這份報告為此提供了更多證據。企業對一次性塑料包裝的持續性依賴意味着它們向環境中輸送了更多一次性塑料，而回收并不能解決這個問題。”

　　“This report provides more evidence that corporations urgently need to do more to address the plastic pollution crisis they’ve created. Their continued reliance on single-use plastic packaging translates to pumping more throwaway plastic into the environment,” Hernandez said. “Recycling is not going to solve this problem.”

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