China

明小燕

海詞积累

1. logistics n. 物流

2. summit n. 峰会

3. install v. 安装;设置

4. revenue n. 税收收入

5. disposable adj. 一次性的

China's leading express companies established “Green Delivery Day” on May 28， 2019， in a bid to reduce pollution caused by the logistics industry.

China Environmental Protection Foundation， Alibaba Foundation， and China's express giants including Alibaba's logistics arm Cainiao Network， STO Express， YTO Express， ZTO Express， Shanghai Yunda Express and Best Express established “Green Delivery Day” at the 2019 Global Smart Logistics Summit held in Hangzhou， capital of eastern China's Zhejiang Province. The day will be marked on May 28 each year. They also announced plans to install 50，000 green recycling bins across the country.

China's express delivery sector handled 50.7 billion parcels in 2018， an increase of 26.6 percent year on year， according to the State Post Bureau. Meanwhile， the sector produced 603.8 billion yuan （87.37 billion US dollars） of revenue， up 21.8 percent from the previous year.

However， environmental pollution caused by mass express packaging has aroused concern. The express industry has been making efforts to reduce pollution over the past few years.

The emergence of digital express sheets has helped save over 300 billion sheets of paper， while recycled environmentally friendly packaging has helped save 200 million disposable plastic bags. Meanwhile， express firms have introduced more environmentally friendly materials to make packaging bags. And they have used new energy vehicles， and set up recycle stations across the country.

“I would like to put express cartons（硬纸盒） into a recycling bin to promote the recycling of cartons. It is not just about the express industry， but the whole of society. And the establishment of ‘Green Delivery Day' can attract more people to engage，” a customer said at the launching ceremony.

Reading Check

1. What is “Green Delivery Day” established for？

A.To earn more money.

B.To set up recycle stations.

C.To reduce related pollution.

D.To use environmentally friendly materials.

2. How did the express companies save paper？

A.By recycling the paper.

B.By setting up recycle stations.

B.By using digital express sheets.

D.By making environmentally friendly paper.

Language Study

Complete the following sentences in correct forms with the words given or with a proper word.

1. However， environmental pollution  ___________ （cause） by mass express packaging has aroused concern.

2. I would like ___________   （put） express cartons into a recycling bin to promote the recycling of

cartons. It is not just about the express industry，  ___________  the whole of society.