英國征收口香糖'清理費'

Chewing gum producers have signed up to a ￡10 million task force to remove the sticky scourge from our high streets. The cash pledge by Mars Wrigley, GlaxoSmithKline and Italian-Dutch multinational company Perfetti Van Melle will help tackle the gum litter that costs ￡7 million a year to remove from pavements.

口香糖生產(chǎn)商瑪氏箭牌、葛蘭素史克以及意荷跨國公司不凡帝范梅勒已簽署協(xié)議，在未來五年內共同出資1000萬英鎊，成立"口香糖工作組"，以清理英國大街上黏稠的口香糖。清理人行道上的口香糖垃圾每年要耗資700萬英鎊。

Working with Keep Britain Tidy, the firms will invest the money over the next five years to encourage people to bin it instead.

幾家公司將與環(huán)保機構"保持英國清潔"合作，將"清理費"用于鼓勵人們把口香糖垃圾扔進垃圾桶。

Around 87% of England's streets are stained by chewing gum waste, according to Keep Britain Tidy.

根據(jù)該機構調查，目前僅英格蘭地區(qū)被口香糖污染的街道就高達87%。

Pilot tests have shown that gum litter can be reduced by up to 64% when people are asked to change their behavior.

初步試驗顯示，當人們被要求改變做法時，口香糖垃圾可減少多達64%。

Littering is a criminal offence, and offenders face on-the-spot penalties of ￡150, rising to up to ￡2,500 if convicted in court.

在英國，亂扔垃圾是一種刑事犯罪行為，違規(guī)者可被當場罰款150英鎊，如果在法庭上被定罪，將面臨高達2500英鎊的罰款。