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3. Read the text and find the answers to the questions. Match questions 1-7 to paragraphs A-F. There is one question with no answer.

1. Why does Sweden buy trash?

2. How much energy do the recycling plants produce?

3. What countries are selling trash to Sweden?

4. When did Sweden start to build the recycling plants?

5. How does it help to avoid air pollution?

6. Does Sweden use landfills?

7. How can recycling help to save ocean species?

How Sweden Plans to Turn the World's Trash (отходы, мусор) into Cash!

At a time when most countries are struggling to find where to dump (выбрасывать) all the trash that is generated on a daily basis, in Sweden they want more trash. They even plan to import 800,000 tons of it every year from other countries. Intrigued? Read on...

A. In the 1940's most of the world didn't think about building recycling plants. At that time this progressive country began a programme to recycle their trash and turn it into energy. At the beginning such plants released harmful toxins into the atmosphere. But over the years, the country has developed the technique and now this industry is practically harmless.

B. Since the beginning these plants have been producing more and more energy. Today the industry generates enough energy to provide heat to about 20% or 810,000 Swedish households and electricity to 250,000. And it gets better.

C. The Swedish government organizes special educating programmes for the people. There are strict laws in the country on the subject. The population is amazingly conscientious (Добросовестный). Thanks to all these factors, less than 1% of all Swedish trash ends up in a landfill (свалка). Landfills are almost non-existent. In contrast 63% of the trash generated in the USA ends up in landfills!

D. However all this 'greenness' has resulted in a rather unique problem. While Swedish incineration plants (мусороперерабатывающие заводы) can process up to 2 million tons of household trash each year, they don't have enough raw material! So the country came to the decision to import other people's trash.

E. Neighbouring Norway and Great Britain have already begun sending their garbage, while Bulgaria, Romania and Italy are seriously considering the offer too. All in all, Sweden expects to import 1,3 tons each year.

F. Now, if only all the countries decide to learn how the Swedes can do what none of us can or really want to do, innocent sea animals will not have to deal with our plastic bags, bottles and everything else we dump in the oceans.