星巴克投资100万美元研发环保咖啡杯

时间：2018-03-26 08:58:57

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Starbucks is making a $10 million commitment to develop a greener coffee cup that is fully1 recyclable and compostable.
 
星巴克承诺投资100万美元研发完全可回收、可降解的更环保的咖啡杯。
 
The company on Tuesday announced the NextGen Cup Challenge initiative in partnership2 with Closed Loop Partners' Center for the Circular Economy. The goal is to give cups a second life and keep them from landfills.
 
Inventors will receive grants.
 
Starbucks says its paper cups are currently manufactured with 10 percent post-consumer recycled fiber3. The inside is coated with a thin liner designed to meet quality and safety standards.
 
The company's research and development team is testing a new bio-liner, made partially4 from plant-based material.
 
Starbucks annual shareholders5 meeting on Wednesday features a coffee tasting featuring small sample cups that are fully recyclable in Seattle.

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1 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
2 partnership NmfzPy     
n.合作关系，伙伴关系
参考例句：
  • The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
  • Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。
3 fiber NzAye     
n.纤维，纤维质
参考例句：
  • The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
  • The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。
4 partially yL7xm     
adv.部分地，从某些方面讲
参考例句：
  • The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
  • The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。
5 shareholders 7d3b0484233cf39bc3f4e3ebf97e69fe     
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
  • the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

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