英语作文：2050年海洋里的塑料将比鱼多

　　OceansToHoldMorePlasticThanFishby2050

　　Therewillbemoreplasticthanfishintheworldsoceansby2050unlessmorerecyclingtakesplace.ThatiswhatanewreportfromtheWorldEconomicForumandEllenMacArthurFoundationwarns.

　　塑料垃圾已经泛滥成灾了吗?今年1月，达沃斯世纪经济论坛和艾伦麦克阿瑟环保基金会(EllenMacArthurfoundation)发出的警告引发人们热议：到2050年，世界各大海洋中的塑料垃圾总重量将超过海中鱼类。这样的警告是危言耸听吗?

　　Ifthecurrenttrendcontinues,thereportsaid,oceanswillcontainonetonofplasticforeverythreetonsoffishin2025.

　　By2050,plasticswillweighmorethanfish,thereportsaid.

　　Theproblemisthateachyearatleast8milliontonsofplasticsendupinoceansaroundtheworld.

　　Thereportsaidthisisthesameasdumpingthecontentsofonegarbagetruckintotheoceaneveryminute.

　　Notallplasticendsupintheoceanbecausesomeonethrowsaplasticbottleintothewater.

　　Plasticcontainersandothertrashthrownontostreetsandsidewalksoftenaresweptintooceans.Thedebristravelsfromstormdrainsduringrainstorms,saidtheenvironmentalgroupMarineDefenders.

　　Someendupingyres.Agyreisabigwhirlpoolthattrapsandmovestheplasticincircles.

　　Unlikeothertypesoftrashintheocean,theplasticneverbio-degrades.Thatmeansitdoesnotbreakdown.

　　Thereisawaytoslowtheamountofplasticsgoingintotheoceans--peoplecanrecyclemore.ThatisamajorrecommendationofthereportbytheWorldEconomicForumandEllenMacArthurFoundation.

　　Thereportsauthorssaythatcurrentlyonlyabout14percentofplasticsarerecycled.

　　ItsaidresearchinEuropeshowsasmuchas53percentofplasticcouldberecycledusingavailabletechnology.

　　Thereportsaysthatanothersolutionisusinglessplasticforpackagingproducts.Butthatisnotlikelytohappen,thereportsauthorssay.

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