11.A zero-waste life is a lifestyle that hardly creates any rubbish.So,a zero-waste theme store is about(1)
people with a number of everyday,practical and pleasant zero-waste products to help them start on a one-stop,zero-waste life journey. "Zero waste" or "danshari" was first(2)
woman Bea Johnson. "Live a life and try not to create any rubbish;use different methods to protect the earth. " she said. Yu Yuan,27,is deeply attracted by this idea.She and her boyfriend have lived in Beijing for many years.And earlier she used to be a customer without thinking a lot(3)
she saw a video about "zero waste" The video is about a family of four,and the rubbish they produce every year is placed in a jar. After watching the video,Yu wanted to experience this zero-waste lifestyle with her boyfriend. Yu says that a zero-waste life(4)
the 6 R principle -- Refuse,Reduce,Reuse,Repair,Recycle and Rot(腐爛). Over August-October when Yu followed the principle of zero waste 6 R,she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both produce only two cans of rubbish. Now,the couple have opened a small(5)
called The Bulk House in Nanluoguxiang,Beijing,to support a zero-waste life. At the store they use environmentally friendly products.For example,they use wood products to replace plastic ones and prepare cloth bags printed with zero-waste logos for customers.Most of the products sold in the store can be reused,and a small number of(6)
which are not recyclable can degrade(分解).The store(7)
has secondhand books and audio-visual CD/DVDs. For used toiletries (things like soap and toothpaste that are used for cleaning yourself) there is a company which accepts them,and the couple regularly mails their waste to it. Yu says that those who were once not(8)
in the zero-waste lifestyle have gradually changed because of curiosity.The zero-waste lifestyle,she adds,is for everyone. "It's(9)
us at our fingertips. " Yu expects some of her friends to(10)
her on the road to zero wjye.aite.As the saying goes,many hands make light work.