If you are in Shanghai and want to throw a cup of milk tea, be careful. You need to follow these steps: first, pour out any leftover(残留物) into a wet waste bin; second, put the paper wrapper into a recyclable waste bin; finally, throw the single-use cup and straw(吸管) into a dry waste bin.
Sound complex(复杂的)? You’ll have to get used to it. From July 1st,2019 on, people in Shanghai are required to sort(将...分类) their garbage（垃圾）according to strict rules. Garbage is divided into wet garbage, toxic(有毒的)garbage and recyclable garbage. Many other cities in China are planning to create similar sorting rules.
Why should we sort our garbage? The answer lies in the increasing amount of waste we are producing. Chinese cities produce over 200 million tons of waste each year, according to China Economic Net. Most of this waste is buried in landfills, which may pollute water and soil. Moreover, we are running out of space for new landfills.
In fact, more than half of our waste can be recycled. Recyclable garbage can be made into new materials, while wet garbage can be used to make gas, heat and fertilizer(肥料). But in order to recycle efficiently(有效地), we need to sort our garbage.
Can’t garbage-processing companies do the sorting job for us? They can. But that requires a lot of work and costs lots of money. Things will become much easier if each of us can sort our own garbage. Besides, the troublesome task of sorting might encourage people to produce less waste. Do you still want to buy that milk tea?
【小题1】How many steps should we follow to throw away a cup of milk tea in Shanghai?【小题2】When are people in Shanghai required to sort their garbage?
【小题3】Why should we sort garbage?
【小题4】Where is most of waste buried?
【小题5】Which kind of garbage can be used to make heat?
【小题6】书面表达
地球的资源是有限的，我们要好地爱护和珍惜这些资源，所以垃圾分类势在必行。请结合上文内容，以“Cherish(珍惜 v.) the Valuable(有价值) Resources(资源) ”为题，用英语写一篇文章。
内容包括:1. 简单说说你对实施垃圾分类的看法。
2. 谈谈青少年在日常生活中应该怎样节约资源(至少三点)。
3. 呼吁大家珍惜资源，共建更美好的世界。
作文要求:
1.不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校真实的名称和学生的真实姓名。
2.语句连贯, 词数 100个左右。作文的标题已经给出, 不计入总词数。
Cherish the Valuable Resources
