Pre-reading questions
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- What do you recycle at your house?
- Do you often buy single-use plastic products? What are they?
Vocabulary
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- association /uh-soh-see-EY-shuhn/
- beverage /BEV-er-ij/
- register /REJ-uh-ster/
- cover /KUHV-er/
- volume /VOL-yoom/
[noun] – a group of people who work together in a single organization for a particular purpose
The association’s members all follow a strict code of conduct.
[noun] – a drink of any type
The hotel lounge serves alcoholic beverages.
[verb] – to put information, especially your name, into an official list or record
By the end of April, students must register for the new course.
[verb] – to include or deal with something
The workshops cover subjects like how to stand out in an interview and what employers are looking for.
[noun] – the number or amount of something in general
What is the current volume of the water tank?
Article reading
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The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC), a leading trade association, fears that the deposit return program in the country will not be ready to launch in August. The flagship initiative’s strategy to increase recycling calls for a 20-pence deposit on bottles and cans of single-serve beverages. The SRC asserts that its members have not yet gotten access to an operating plan despite having until March 1 to register. According to the chief executive of Circularity Scotland, the recently established firm that will supervise it, the program will be ready for its start on August 16. However, Ewan MacDonald-Russell, the SRC’s deputy chairman, encouraged the government to provide its members with clarity by the end of the month.
Under the program, every producer based in Scotland will be required to add 20 pence to each product they make before it is sold anywhere in the country. It will be paid for by the shop, which will then bill the customer. Customers must bring their empty bottles or cans to a designated return location, such as a vending machine in a grocery store, to have their money returned. The program covers all kinds of beverages and containers with a volume of more than 50 milliliters and up to three liters. According to David Harris, CEO of Circularity Scotland, the project would have an impact on both small and large businesses, as well as convenience stores and supermarkets.
Under the program, every producer based in Scotland will be required to add 20 pence to each product they make before it is sold anywhere in the country. It will be paid for by the shop, which will then bill the customer. Customers must bring their empty bottles or cans to a designated return location, such as a vending machine in a grocery store, to have their money returned. The program covers all kinds of beverages and containers with a volume of more than 50 milliliters and up to three liters. According to David Harris, CEO of Circularity Scotland, the project would have an impact on both small and large businesses, as well as convenience stores and supermarkets.
Comprehension questions
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- What is the deposit return initiative in Scotland?
- When can the members of the SRC register for the program?
- When will the deposit return initiative start?
- How much must producers in Scotland add to each product they make before it is sold anywhere?
- What does the program cover?
Discussion questions
I will read each question. Then, please answer them.
- What single-use plastic products do you often use?
- How do you dispose of the single-use plastic products you use? Do you recycle them?
- If you were a producer not based in Scotland, would you participate in the program? Why or why not?
- Do you think the 20-pence charge per product is too much or too low?
- How will the program affect both the environment and businesses? Please share your thoughts.