In less than two months, a newly opened mini-market in a village in Xigaze City, Southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region, has won a large number of customers. “Trash for cash”—that is the secret behind its success. Villagers can redeem(兑换)goods with used boxes and drink bottles.
Early in the morning, Drukhyun, the first secretary of Chumik village, came to check the stock-sheet(存货单). “More and more people are coming to redeem goods and we need to timely add stocks,” Drukhyun said.
Sonam Dorje came early with a big bag of waste paper. He redeemed 16 points, which he used to get a bag of salt. “I used to throw them away directly. Now I can redeem them at the market, which is an additional income for me,” Sonam Dorje said.
Yet the move(行动)was not quite well received in the beginning, until they put their eyes on the pupils. The children used recyclables in exchange for snacks and soon the news spread. Now over 100 villagers have redeemed products with a market value of over 5,100 yuan (about $801).
Technology has also made the low-carbon lifestyle smarter and cleaner. In a community in Lhasa’s Chengguan district, the intelligent recycling bins can calculate the weight and upload the redeemed points to cards held by local residents. “When the trash bins are full, it will automatically ‘remind’ the cleaning staff to empty them,” said Pendran, director of the district’s waste sorting office. He added Chengguan district has built 220 garbage recycling stations and will install more to further perfect the whole system.
11. How long did it take for the mini market to succeed?
A.About a year. | B.Less than two months. |
C.Half a year. | D.More than two months. |
12. Why does Drukhyun check the list early in the morning?
A.He needs to clean the waste. | B.He has to count the cost. |
C.He needs to sell more goods. | D.He has to add some goods. |
13. How did the move become popular?
A.When it helped improve kids’ eyesight. |
B.When it encouraged pupils to take part. |
C.When it attracted more than 100 villagers. |
D.When it enjoyed a market value of 801 dollars. |
14. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.Technology has made the process easier. |
B.People will not make any more trash cans. |
C.People don’t know how to make life smarter. |
D.Technology has made the cleaning staff jobless. |
15. Where can you probably read the article?
A.On a poster. | B.In a travel guide. |
C.In a newspaper. | D.In a scientific magazine |