【推荐1】Once upon a time, there were six rubbish bins （垃圾桶）. Each had a different colour and name depending on the rubbish in it. And they took their job ________.

Whenever someone put the rubbish in a wrong place, the bin would pass it into the ________ one for they were very good friends. That way, the rubbish was always correctly ________ so that it could be recycled properly.

Often, the cleaners would come along to ________ them. And they were always happy to see the right kind of ________ going into the right rubbish bin.

But after a few days, the bins got very tired because the work was quite ________. People were used to throwing the rubbish without sorting （分类）.

Soon the bin “Glass” ________ working. It spat out （吐出）something that wasn’t glass into the street. Then “Plastic” began to experience the same and “Paper” ________. Finally, all the bins began to spit out the wrong rubbish.

One day, a smart boy called Jack found the rubbish on the street and was quick to realize it was all spat out by the rubbish bins. He picked up each bit of rubbish from the ________ and put it into the right bin at once.

The six bins hoped other people would ________ Jack and sort rubbish carefully. Even a small act could make the planet a better place.

Shanghai is the first city to carry out strict regulations(规章) on rubbish sorting and recycling on July 1, 2019. Shanghai requires its residents(居民) to sort rubbish ________ four categories(类别), namely recyclable, ________, dry and wet waste. If people ________ to sort their rubbish properly, they can be fined up to 200 yuan.

Since the regulation took effect, the amount of total daily waste in Shanghai has been reduced by an average(平均) of 15,500 tons, dropping 26 percent from the end of 2018, ________ the average daily weight of recyclables hits 4,500 tons, five times higher than the end of 2018, according to the Shanghai Landscaping and City Appearance Administrative Bureau.

The city also ________ 21,000 waste-sorting stations and more than 40,000 waste bins have been dated(更新). The city’s waste collection and transportation system is complete, according to the bureau.

“Proper waste sorting protects the environment and saves natural resources,” said Deng Jianping, director of the bureau. “Led by the central government, Shanghai is making efforts to develop long-term ________ to rubbish management.”

However, there have also been some problems. Some people complained that it is difficult to ________ wet garbage, as they are asked to remove wet garbage from its bag when ________.

According to the sorting rules, the wet garbage must go in the wet waste bin and the bag must go in the dry-waste bin.

This separation is ________, as it ensures that the wet garbage will decompose(分解) properly and become useful organic(有机的) waste, the bureau said.

Plastic bags can affect this process. Some people in Shanghai are instead using paper bags that can biodegrade(生物降解) or plastic containers(容器) that can be ________ and reused according to Xinhua.

【推荐3】The sorting of garbage has many advantages. It can not only protect the environment, but also _________ wasting the useful rubbish. So people have come up with many good _________ to sort their rubbish.

A UK company has invented a “smart dustbin” to help with waste sorting _________. People just need to drop their waste into the dustbin. A camera and sensors (感应器) in the dustbin can tell what type of rubbish it is and correctly sort it.

South Korea is using a way called “Pay For Your Waste” to _________ its people to reduce food waste. When throwing away rubbish, there is a special dustbin for food waste only. The smart dustbin then tells the _________ of the food. People have to pay for their food waste by scanning (扫描) a barcode (条形码) on the dustbin. If they throw away _________ food, they will pay more.

Japan does best in waste sorting in the world. They sort waste so carefully that even plastic bottles and their caps go into _________ dustbins. Different types of paper _________ have their own dustbins.

China is improving its waste sorting skills. On July 1, 2019, Shanghai introduced waste sorting rules. If someone does not follow these rules, people from the relevant departments will _________ them. Shanghai also works with Alipay to create “green accounts (账户)” service for its residents (居民). If you sort the garbage correctly, you will get more _________ in your account. If you get more points, you will get more gifts.