Food Waste Recycling食物垃圾回收再利用

Food waste produced from the Clipper Cafe in Shaldon in the UK was sent to landfill， but they found a new way to deal with it. They use a machine that can break down the waste in less than 24 hours—reducing the volume by up to 90%—producing a material that can be put back on the farm.

以前，英国沙尔顿的“飞剪船”咖啡馆产生的食物垃圾会被送往填埋场，但如今他们找到了一种新的处理方法。他们使用一种机器，能在24小时内分解废料，最多可使其体积减小90%，并加工成一种可以在农场使用的材料。

Machine provider William Bedell said， “Sending food waste to landfill is not sustainable. And its doing a huge amount of damage to the environment. So， we are addressing this food waste on-site where its produced.”

机器供应商威廉·贝德尔说：“把食物垃圾送往填埋场并不是可持续的做法，而且对环境造成了巨大的破坏。所以，我们就在产生食物垃圾的地方当场解决问题。”

Cafe and farm owner Peter French said， “Its becoming noticeable over the years how much material goes to waste—food waste in the kitchen preparation and leftovers and all that material is full of nutrient and organic matter that we really do need on the farm to keep the soil healthy and productive for next years crops.”

咖啡馆和农场老板彼得·弗伦奇说：“这些年，我们越来越注意到有大量的材料会被浪费掉，包括在厨房做准备工作时产生的食物垃圾以及剩饭剩菜。这些材料都富含农场土壤很需要的养分和有机物，以保持土壤健康，保证次年作物的产量。”

“It just feels right to be returning that organic matter back to the land that originally produced the food. All the fibre of what were putting in， is broken down. The heating cycle has cooked all the pathogens that are harmful to the farm soil. And the compost that comes out is a beautiful light， fluffy material. We will be spreading this back on the land through the spring for this years crops. And we hope that that produce will end up back on plates in the cafe soon，” He explained.

他解释道：“把有机物送回最初生产这些食物的土地上，感觉是理所应当的。我们放进去的垃圾中的纤维都被分解了。加热循环破坏了对农场土壤不利的病原体之类的物质。此外，处理好的堆肥是一种美丽、轻盈、蓬松的材料。我们将在春天把这些回收过的材料重新播撒在土地上，用于今年的作物。我们希望农产品很快就能丰收，再回到咖啡館的餐盘里。”

Word Bank

nutrient /'nu?tri?nt/ n. 养料，营养物

fibre /'fa?b?r/ n. 纤维（制品）

fluffy /'fl?fi/ adj. 轻柔的；松软的