Trash to Treasure

Trash to Treasure

          Taiwan is a small island with a population of 23 million people. Right now, the country is facing a very serious problem; it has too much trash . Where can we put all of it ? Engineers are working on ways to reduce the amount of trash that the country produces. Here is one of their ideas.

        In Taiwan  , scientists want to turn trash into building material . This might sound impossible , but people are already working on it . Scientists have created something called poli-bricks . These bricks are made from recycled plastic bottles . They are strong and easy to produce . Because they're made from trash , they reduce the amount of trash in Taiwan . 

       Poli-bricks are quite strong . In fact , an architect has made a boat entirely from the special bricks . You may have already seen this boat yourself . It was on display at the Flora Expo.

      In the future , we may use poli-bricks to build all kinds of things . Scientist have other ideas of how to save energy and reduce trash . These ideas are very exciting , But we are running out of of time . If  Taiwan does not reduce its trash right now , we will face a crisis in the very near future .

Tips 

1. Poli-bricks 寶特瓶磚

Reference

1.ABC 互動英語電子雜誌 115期.