紐約市禁止一次性塑料瓶的使用

New York City is cracking down on plastic bottles

紐約市禁止一次性塑料瓶的使用

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order yesterday banning the sale of single-use plastic beverage bottles on city-owned and -leased properties — which means the bottles could vanish from an area nearly equivalent to a quarter of the city. The move also bars city agencies from purchasing or selling beverages packaged in single-use plastic containers.

昨日，紐約市市長白思豪（Bill de Blasio）簽署了一項行政命令，禁止在城市所有或租賃房產處出售一次性塑料飲料瓶——這意味着該市近四分之一的區域將不再出現塑料瓶。此舉還禁止城市機構購買或出售一次性塑料容器包裝的飲料。

The move would eliminate at least 1 million single-use plastic beverage bottles that the city buys each year, according to the executive order. It could also have wider-ranging effects since the city owns or leases over 17,000 properties spread over an area about twice the size of Manhattan (roughly 43,000 acres). That includes city parks — and, by extension, The Trump Organization's two skating rinks in Central Park and golf course in Ferry Point Park in the Bronx.

根據該行政命令，此舉將使紐約市每年不再購買至少100萬個一次性塑料飲料瓶。由於該市擁有或租賃超過17000處房產，其面積約是曼哈頓面積（約43000英畝）的兩倍，因此此舉可能會產生更廣泛的影響。這些房產包括城市公園——以及特朗普集團在中央公園的兩個溜冰場和在布朗克斯區的渡船高爾夫球場。

"We can change what normal is and get to a more sustainable future," Kallos says. "We don't have a choice because there is a climate emergency and we can show the right way to do it."

“我們可以改變常態，迎來更可持續的未來，”卡洛斯（Kallos）說道。“我們別無選擇，因爲氣候變化需要我們採取正確的做法。”

In 2017, Donald Trump ended restrictions on bottled water sales in US National Parks that had been in place since 2011. He's also rolled back dozens of environmental protections since taking office. The Verge reached out to The Trump Organization's golf course and ice rinks in Manhattan and did not receive a response by time of publication.

2017年，唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）結束了在一些國家公園售賣瓶裝水的限制（自2011年實施）。自上任以來，他還取消了數十項環境保護措施。The Verge雜誌試圖與特朗普集團位於曼哈頓的高爾夫球場及溜冰場負責人聯繫，但截至本文發稿前，尚未得到任何迴應。

The new ban in New York City would go into effect by January 1st, 2021. It applies to bottles 21 fluid ounces or less, according to the executive order. It's also important to note that New York City tap water is considered safe to drink, which makes the transition to reusable containers more feasible than in places like Flint, Michigan, where tap water has made residents sick.

紐約市的這項新禁令將於2021年1月1日生效。根據該行政命令，容量爲21盎司或更少的塑料瓶更被禁止出售。還需值得注意的是，紐約市的自來水可安全飲用，因此該市的轉變——使用可重複容器，將比在密歇根州弗林特市更爲可行，因爲弗林特市的自來水易使居民生病。

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New York City would likely become the first municipality to limit plastic bottle sales for not just water, but all beverages. San Francisco decided in 2014 to stop selling bottled water on city property and expanded that policy to San Francisco International Airport last year.

紐約市可能是第一個限制塑料瓶出售的城市，不僅限制飲用水塑料瓶的銷售，而且還限制所有飲料塑料瓶的銷售。舊金山於2014年決定停止在城市房產處出售瓶裝水，並於去年拓寬該政策，可適用於舊金山國際機場。