In January 2020,over a bottle of wine,Tulane University students Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz were sharing their disappointment about having no glass recycling(回收利用) in New Orleans.They wanted to create a system that would recycle glass into something useful.With that,their grassroots glass recycling organization,Glass Half Full,was born.
In a period of a global sand shortage,Glass Half Full is creating a way to compete with sand digging and mining,which
disturb ecosystems,damage coastlines,and cost millions of dollars.Louisiana,where the organization is based,loses on average a football field of coastal wetlands an hour.Glass Half Full creates sand that,among other things,is used to rebuild coastlines and prevent floods.
Glass and drink bottles are collected through a system of free drop-off collecting stations and roadside pickup.The glass is pulverized (粉碎),separated and recollected for use in varieties of projects.The sand and glass pieces are used for disaster prevention,coastal rebuild,eco-construction,and new glass products.
Founders Trautmann and Steitz also hope their project will make people think that they have the power to work to protect the environment as individuals(个人)and as a community.Trautmann said, "We always hear, 'Oh,we can't do anything about global warming.We can't do anything about the environment.It's all the big companies and the government.It's up to them. 'But when you collect glass over one year,you will know individuals can do something.All those little things add up to something much bigger. "
Glass Half Full's work is supported by a team of volunteers and crowdfunding efforts,making it truly a community effort.A successful one,too—in their very first year,they helped to recycle over 650,000 pounds of glass.
(1)What is the idea behind Glass Half Full?
B
B
A.Selling more recyclable glass.
B.Recycling glass into something useful.
C.Founding a grassroots organization.
D.Raising money to protect the environment.
(2)What does the underlined word "
disturb" in paragraph 2 mean?
C
C
A.Improve.
B.Punish.
C.Break.
D.Repair.
(3)What is shown in paragraph 3?
D
D
A.The result of glass recycling.
B.The reason for glass recycling.
C.The future of glass recycling.
D.The way of glass recycling.
(4)What can be drawn from Trautmann's words?
A
A
A.Individuals can make a difference.
B.Global warming affects governments.
C.Big companies can deal with global warming.
D.We can do nothing about environmental protection.