Canada is banning six types of plastics.

加拿大将禁止六类塑料制品。

The first is to reduce the use of plastics.

首先是减少塑料的使用。

Right now, some types of plastics are in short supply.

目前，某些种类的塑料供不应求。

Still, many studies find evidence of plastics in body tissues.

不过，许多研究都发现了人体组织中存在塑料的证据。

It’s estimated that just five percent of plastics are recycled effectively.

据估计，只有百分之五的塑料被有效地回收利用。

We reported on the lingering litter of plastics in our landfills and oceans.

我们报道过垃圾填埋场和海洋中残留的塑料垃圾。

In fact, eight millions tons of plastics is dumped into our oceans every year.

事实上，每年有800万吨塑料被倾倒入我们的海洋。

Despite success stories like van Oosten's, preservation of plastics will likely get harder.

尽管有像范·奥斯汀这样的成功案例，塑料的保存可能依然会变得更加困难。

The inventor said she is concerned about the growing amounts of plastics in ocean waters.

这位发明家说，她担心海洋中塑料的数量会越来越多。

Well it's just one of the problems we are facing with our use of plastics.

好吧，这只是我们使用塑料所面临的问题之一。

But the authors note reducing the use of plastics should be tried " where possible."

但是作者们指出，在适当的情况下减少塑料的使用量。

Conservationists intent on preserving charismatic megafauna have reason to lament the spread of plastics through the ocean.

致力于保护引人好奇的大型动物的环保人士有理由担心海洋塑料污染的蔓延。

There is a way to slow the amount of plastics going into the oceans -- people can recycle more.

人们可以回收塑料制品以减少流入海洋的塑料垃圾数量。

We need the world to work together, to create ecosystems of plastics reuse, of textiles reuse, of metals reuse.

我们需要全世界共同努力，创造塑料再利用、纺织品再利用、金属再利用的生态系统。

The problem is that each year at least 8 million tons of plastics end up in oceans around the world.

需要注意的是，全球每年都向各大洋中丢弃至少800万吨的塑料制品。

It's just a big pile of plastics.

这只是一大堆塑料。

So let me take you through the journey of plastics.

因此，让我带您了解塑料之旅。

Now, we need to think of plastics from a systemic perspective.

现在，我们需要从系统的角度来思考塑料。

C. It'll be made of plastics.

C. 它将由塑料制成。

A few types of plastics can be melted and reformed into new items.

一些类型的塑料可以熔化并重新制成新物品。