DomesticonlineshoppingplatformshaveturnedNov11intoashoppingcarnivalinChina.In2015alonethesalesvolumeonAlibabaadomesticonlineshoppingplatformreached91.2billionyuan($13.5billion)within24hoursonNov11.Butthere

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Domestic online shopping platforms have turned Nov 11 into a shopping carnival in China.In 2015 alone the sales volume on Alibaba a domestic online shopping platform reached 91.2 billion yuan ($13.5 billion) within 24 hours on Nov 11.

But there is a drawback to the shopping carnival.Most if not all of the products sold on the day have to be packaged well and sent through couriers.And the proper disposal(处置)of the materials used to package them has become a problem.

According to the State Post Bureau the number of express deliveries(快递)reached almost 100 million on Nov 11 last year which means about 100 million boxes were needed to pack the parcels.

How many of those boxes were recycled?There is no national data on that but several media reports last year said the percentage was quite low.In one interview after another interviews most respondents said they felt sorry for throwing the boxes away and they would not have done that had they been told how to deal with them properly.Beijing News even quoted a woman as saying that she had more than 20 boxes at home last November and didn’t know what to do with them yet she did not throw them away because she didn’t want to do “waste” them.

Considering the lack of a garbage sorting system in China throwing away packaging materials more often than not means disposing of them with kitchen waste.That is not only a waste of recyclable materials but also harmful to the environment.

In this aspect courier companies could do something.Such companies always need packaging materials and by offering rewards to consumers who return them they will reduce not only waste but also their packaging costs.

This model has a successful example:when a consumer places an order for fresh milk in cities like Beijing he or she pays a certain amount of money above the price of the milk to the supplier who pays it back after the consumer returns the glass bottle.The recycling or reuse of glass bottles has become standard practice which courier companies can learn from.

With Nov 11 just a few days away this recycling or reuse model could help reduce waste in the country.Since China faces an environmental challenge we cannot afford to waste hundreds of millions of paper boxes any more.

29.The underlined word “drawback” probably means “ ”

A.benefit B.shortcoming C.decline D.shrink

30.The feeling for most interviewees after they threw boxes can be described as

A.indifferent B.considerate C.regretful D.disappointed

31.The successful example is mentioned in order to

A.call on consumers to return glass bottles.

B.show the reuse of glass bottle is very popular.

C.recommend a standard model to courier companies to follow.

D.ask all companies to handle waste with this method.

32.This passage mainly talks about

A.how to deal with package boxes.

B.how to package the goods