VOA慢速英語：尼日利亞創(chuàng)業(yè)者將塑料垃圾變廢為寶

Nigerian Entrepreneur Turning Plastic Waste into Usable Items

尼日利亞創(chuàng)業(yè)者將塑料垃圾變廢為寶

Olayemi Samson is a Nigerian entrepreneur. He is turning plastic waste into useful things like clothing, school bags, car covers and shoes.

奧拉耶米·薩姆森(Olayemi Samson)是一位尼日利亞創(chuàng)業(yè)者。他正在將塑料垃圾轉(zhuǎn)化為有用的物品，例如衣服、書包、汽車車罩和鞋子。

Samson says he is doing his part to fight pollution and support recycling while making a style statement.

薩姆森在做風(fēng)格陳述時表示，他正在盡自己的一份力量與污染作斗爭并支持循環(huán)再利用。

A World Bank report says the city of Lagos makes about 9,000 metric tons of waste a day. Samson says part of that waste includes about 27 million plastic water bags.

世界銀行一份報告稱，拉各斯市每天制造了大約9000噸垃圾。薩姆森表示，這些垃圾中包含大約2700萬個塑料水袋。

"This waste, it takes takes 20 to 30 years before they decay. Where are they going to?"

他說：“這些垃圾需要二三十年才會降解。它們要怎么處理?”

Samson says that is when he came up with the idea of changing the waste into something useful.

薩姆森表示，當時他想出了變廢為寶的主意。

The first step in Samson's process is to collect the used bags from a dumpsite. Then, he washes them. After that, he can begin to sew the bags together, making car covers, school bags and other goods.

薩姆森的第一步是從垃圾場收集舊水袋，然后清洗。在此之后，他將這些袋子縫在一起，做成汽車車罩、書包等物品。

His latest recycled creation is a raincoat.

他最新的循環(huán)再利用作品是雨衣。

Some people cannot see past the history of Samson's creations. Emmanuel Itiniyi of Lagos says the products are dirty.

有些人無法無視薩瑪森的作品的來歷。拉各斯市的Emmanuel Itiniyi表示，這些產(chǎn)品很臟。

He says, "I won't allow my child to wear it as a cloth to go to school or a bag to go to school. It doesn't make any sense."

他說：“我不會讓我的孩子穿這樣的衣服或背這樣的書包上學(xué)。它沒有任何意義。”

But others are more accepting, like Victor Anyaese.

但是有些人更能接受，像是Victor Anyaese。

"Yes I can use it because, seeing the picture, it looks lovely. But it depends on the kind of outfit I am using it for. But I can use it probably for leisure."

他說：“是的，我可以背這種包啊。你看這個畫面多漂亮。但是這取決于我搭配的服飾，我可以把它搭配休閑。”

Samson's business is not profitable yet. But he hopes his work will help push young people and people in power to protect the environment.

薩姆森的生意尚未盈利。但是他希望他的工作能有助于推動年輕人和掌權(quán)者保護環(huán)境。

I'm Jonathan Evans.

喬納森·埃文斯報道。