{"id":727,"date":"2014-10-03T05:36:58","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T03:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=727"},"modified":"2024-05-10T09:15:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T07:15:44","slug":"u-s-city-will-fine-people-waste-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2014\/10\/u-s-city-will-fine-people-waste-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Fined for Wasting Food"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city of Seattle is introducing a system to fine people who waste food. They&nbsp;will get a $1 fine if more than 10 per cent of their garbage is food.&nbsp;The Seattle Public Utilities department said the new garbage disposal system should make people more aware that recycling is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingnewsenglish.com\/1409\/140926-food-waste.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.breakingnewsenglish.com\/1409\/140926-food-waste.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Talk about the problem of food wastage and give some solutions to it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you think that fining people will lessen the amount of food that is being wasted? Explain your opinion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is recycling done in your neighborhood or city? Talk about it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What laws does your country have when it comes to food wastage?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are other things the government can do to discourage food wastage?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;*Update: This law has been in effect since January 2015<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate The city of Seattle is introducing a system to fine people who waste food. 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