好消息:澳大利亞找到了一種使水免受塑料污染的方法，我們也可以開始這樣做了

好消息:澳大利亞找到了一種使水免受塑料污染的方法，我們也可以開始這樣做了

This past summer authorities from the Australian city of Kwinana installed a new filtration system in the Henley Reserve. This system is unbelievably simple and helpful. Both the government and the citizens have already seen the benefits of using it and they’re as content as can be.

去年夏天，澳大利亞Kwinana市當(dāng)局在Henley保護(hù)區(qū)安裝了一個(gè)新的過(guò)濾系統(tǒng)。這個(gè)系統(tǒng)是難以置信的簡(jiǎn)單和有用。政府和市民都已經(jīng)看到了使用它的好處，他們非常滿意。

Loves innovations, especially those that are environmentally friendly, and would like to tell you all about this new brilliant invention.

喜歡創(chuàng)新，尤其是那些對(duì)環(huán)境友好的，并想告訴你所有關(guān)于這個(gè)新的輝煌的發(fā)明。

It consists of a net that is placed on the outlet of a drainage pipe which helps to catch large debris and protect the environment from contamination.

它包括一個(gè)網(wǎng)，放置在排水管的出口，這有助于捕捉大的碎片和保護(hù)環(huán)境不受污染。

These pipes drain water from residential areas to natural areas and the trash and litter from these places can be overwhelming and be harmful to the environment. Moreover, this trash is usually washed away by heavy rains which pulls it all down to the drainage systems.

這些管道將水從居民區(qū)排到自然區(qū)域，這些地方的垃圾可能是壓倒性的，對(duì)環(huán)境有害。此外，這些垃圾通常會(huì)被大雨沖走，然后被拉到排水系統(tǒng)。

The city authorities started by installing 2 nets and were amazed at the results — their new filtration system managed to catch more than 800 pounds of garbage within several weeks.

城市當(dāng)局開始安裝2個(gè)過(guò)濾網(wǎng)，并對(duì)結(jié)果感到驚訝——他們新的過(guò)濾系統(tǒng)設(shè)法在幾周內(nèi)收集超過(guò)800磅的垃圾。

So, it has been decided to install these litter “traps” all over the city and minimize the pollution to the wildlife and surrounding environment. Though the installation and the manufacture of these nets cost money (about $10,000 each), the overall system is still quite profitable because they provide significant cost savings going forward. For example, they now save on the labor costs that they previously had to pay for people who would collect all the litter manually.

所以，我們決定在城市各處安裝這些垃圾“陷阱”，將對(duì)野生動(dòng)物和周圍環(huán)境的污染降到最低。盡管這些網(wǎng)的安裝和制造成本很高(每個(gè)約1萬(wàn)美元)，但整個(gè)系統(tǒng)仍然是相當(dāng)有利可圖的，因?yàn)樗鼈優(yōu)槲磥?lái)節(jié)省了大量成本。例如，他們現(xiàn)在節(jié)省了以前人工收集垃圾的人力成本。

When the nets get full, they are then lifted and the trash is thrown into special garbage collecting trucks and transported to a trash-sorting center. There, it all gets separated into non-recyclable and recyclable material, which then move on for further processing.

當(dāng)網(wǎng)裝滿后，就會(huì)被抬起，垃圾被扔進(jìn)特殊的垃圾收集卡車，然后運(yùn)到垃圾分類中心。在那里，所有的材料被分成不可回收和可回收材料，然后再進(jìn)行進(jìn)一步的處理。

The nets are then placed back on the drainage outlets and continue doing their work.

然后將網(wǎng)放回排水口，繼續(xù)工作。

This new filtration system proves once again that small things matter and that focusing on them can have a big and positive impact on the environment and humanity in general.

這個(gè)新的過(guò)濾系統(tǒng)再次證明了小事情很重要，關(guān)注它們可以對(duì)整個(gè)環(huán)境和人類產(chǎn)生巨大的積極影響。