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The legislation (法律条文) requires waste producers to pay into the system (21) ______ or through their suppliers.

That is (22) ______ the government called a Polluter Pays Principle. Simply (23) ______ (state), the Polluter Pays Principle implies that the costs associated with pollution are to be paid by polluters, not by government or society.

This is similar to the anti-waste legislation passed in France in February 2020 (24) ______ forbids the producers to destruct the unsold clothing, cosmetics, and electrical products.

The demand for legislation like the tough attitude the UK (25) ______ (take) has been increasing according to Positive News.

In the past year alone, sales of consumer goods from brands with a demonstrated commitment to sustainability have grown more than 4% globally, (26) ______ those without grew less than 1%.

That could be (27) ______ (good) invested in things like social care or parks or libraries.

The (28) ______ (recycle) rate is almost 99 percent and they are rapidly approaching zero waste.

This type of waste, (29) ______ collected separately, can be turned into an energy source or fertilizer.

      (30) ______ ______ the differences in policies and regulations, one thing is clear: governments are sharing a common concept that the prevention of environmental damage should be based on concrete principles and solid actions. 

【71. Summary】

Not setting homework can be impossible in certain situations. There are many arguments for homework, and most teachers would agree with many of the following: homework is a perfect opportunity to review what was done with the teacher, and rethink and develop that initial input; homework offers a moment for students to work as individuals and develop self-governance outside the classroom; students and parents expect homework to be set and graded. Nevertheless, the drawbacks homework may have are often overlooked. 

　　There are two key issues which need to be raised when dealing with the concept of homework. Firstly, there is the question of home. Often homework is not done at home at all, but at a friend’s house, on the way back home or to class. Additionally, for it to be done effectively at home, homework often requires adults’ involvement. Parents aren’t always available, for some very valid reasons, and a tutor’s ability to aid and guide may be limited in many ways. The implications are unsettling: if homework is crucial to success in class, some children have an automatic disability.

　  If the idea of “home” can be problematic, so can the concept of “work”. Very often there is so much to do. Demand on their time means homework is usually something to get out of the way as fast as possible. It is not always seen as useful time spent strengthening what is done in class but, rather, as something quickly finished. It might be correct or not, copied from a friend or cut and pasted from the Internet, but the important thing is that a teacher sees the exercise completed and, as a result, the task achieved: how much effort went into that result is not always appreciated or easy to evaluate and, even when work clearly falls below standard, and the mere fact of its having been done is often good enough. Teacher and students are happy because everyone has officially fulfilled their commitment.

  The ideal that students go home, review what they did with their teacher, use the great resources to put everything they have learnt in class into practice, doesn’t often happen with some students.