China News 19th May 2024 | |
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Mrs. Lee is a cleaner. Every day, she cleans up the streets in Sanya. "There's usually not very much rubbish here, but after a public holiday, there's so much more," she said. Lots of people celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival on the beaches every year. They eat and drink. They have a good time but they leave so much rubbish behind. "There are so many plastic boxes, plastic bags and empty bottles," said Mrs. Lee. "People should stop using so many plastic bags. They should use the cloth bags to carry their food. They shouldn't throw away their rubbish everywhere. There's | the beaches, in the streets and even in the sea. We have to take the rubbish out of the sea. It takes us three days to clean up. It takes us a longer time to sort (分类) through the rubbish and recycle some of it." Land pollution (污染) is a big problem. If we keep on (持续) throwing away so much rubbish, we won't have a clean and beautiful city to live in. This city belongs to all of us. We should start looking after it. |