请看《中国日报》的报道：
The rapid growth of online shopping and express delivery services has given rise to huge amounts of rubbish in China, says a recent report.
最近一份报告显示，网络购物和快递运输行业的快速发展使中国产生了大量的快递垃圾。
来看看这些快递垃圾的量有多惊人：
Last year alone, 16.95 billion meters of adhesive tape and 9.9 billion boxes were used to deliver the purchases of online shoppers.
仅在去年，网购快递中就使用了169.5亿米胶带和99亿个包装箱。
“过度包装”是主因：
Experts say excessive packaging for products dispatched through courier agencies to meet online shoppers' demand is generating increasing amounts of trash and the existing recycling system cannot cope with them.
专家表示，为满足网购用户需求，快递公司在派送商品时“过度包装”，因而快递垃圾量越来越大，现有的回收利用系统也无法应对。
【相关词汇】
e-tailer 网络零售商
plastic bags 塑料袋
foam and cartons 泡沫和纸箱
express parcels 快递包裹
packaging materials 包装材料
dissolve 分解
bricks-and-mortar stores 实体店
