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Passage 2
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For years, using recycled plastic to make plastic products was cheap.
多年来，使用再生塑料制造塑料产品很便宜。
By contrast, fossil fuel plastic was more expensive.
相比之下，化石燃料塑料更加昂贵。
Thus, the sustainable option was an economic option, too.
因此，可持续性的选择也是一个经济的选择。
But now it is cheaper for major manufacturers to use new plastic.
但现在，大型制造商使用新塑料的成本更低。
According to one recent business report, recycled plastic now costs an extra $72 a ton compared with newly made plastic.
根据最近的一份商业报告，与新制造的塑料相比，再生塑料现在每吨的成本要高出72美元。
This may be because of consumer demands.
这可能是因为消费者的需求导致的。
They are pushing for more recycled plastics in new products.
他们正在推动在新产品中使用更多的再生塑料。
Meanwhile, new plastic is becoming cheaper.
与此同时，新塑料正变得越来越便宜。
This is because of a boom in petroleum chemical production from the U.S..
这是因为美国石油化学产品的繁荣导致的。
The price increase of recycled plastic could cost sustainable manufacturers an extra $250 million a year.
再生塑料的价格上涨可能会使可持续制造商每年额外损失2.5亿美元。
Smaller manufacturers may also be forced to use new plastic to reduce costs.
小型制造商也可能被迫使用新塑料来降低成本。
Makers of clear plastic bottles may also opt for new fossil-fuel based plastic to save money.
透明塑料瓶制造商也可能选择以化石燃料为基础的新型塑料来节省成本。
Plastic packaging makers are being pressured to use more recycled plastic.
塑料包装制造商正面临着使用更多再生塑料的压力。
This is done in hopes of reducing the enormous amount of plastic pollution in the oceans.
这样做是希望减少海洋中大量的塑料污染。
The UK government plans to tax companies which don't use at least 30 % recycled plastic in their products.
英国政府计划对那些在产品中使用再生塑料未达到30 %的公司征税。
Additionally, the government is planning to increase the quantity of recycled plastic in the market.
此外，英国政府还计划增加市场再生塑料的数量。
This could mean incentives for new recycling plants.
这可能意味着激励建立新的回收厂。
Additionally, recycling facilities may be improved at a local council level, and recycled plastic could be imported.
此外，可以在地方议会层级改善回收设施，并且可以进口再生塑料。
This would help increase the amount of recycled plastic in circulation.
这将有助于增加循环中的再生塑料数量。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答19- 21题。
Question 19. What is said about using recycled plastic to make plastic products in the past?
问题19：关于过去使用再生塑料制造塑料产品，有什么说法?
Question 20. What has led to a more competitive price for new plastic?
问题20：是什么导致新型塑料的价格更具竞争力?
Question 21. What does the UK government plan to do about plastic?
问题21：英国政府计划对塑料做些什么?
