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Electronics are being recycled in record numbers as more states require it and more companies collect and even pay for discarded

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问题     Electronics are being recycled in record numbers as more states require it and more companies collect and even pay for discarded items, but the gains come with controversy.
    Some environmentalists complain that recycling is not keeping pace with electronics sales. Some say e-waste is being dumped in developing countries, where toxic materials such as lead and mercury can leach from landfills into groundwater.
    "It is a success story, but we’d like to see it get more successful" to keep up with the electronics boom, says Janette Petersen of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The amount of recycled items more than doubled from 1999 to 2007, the most recent year for which the EPA has figures. But as a percentage of all electronics, it increased less, from 15% to 18%. "The demand for electronics recycling has been growing," partly because of the switch last year to digital TV, says Jennifer Berry of Earth911. corn, a private group that keeps a database of recyclers. Last year, she says 31% of inquiries involved electronics, primarily TVs, batteries and computers.
    Public and private efforts are expanding. Vermont became the 21st state last month to enact a law that requires e-waste recycling. Twenty-six companies--including Dell, Hewlett Packard, AT&T and Verizon--have partnered with the EPA on the Plug-In to eCycling program to promote electronics recycling since its launch in 2003. Companies such as Gazelle. corn pay for used gadgets such as iPods, which they resell or recycle. Best Buy and other stores are collecting more e-waste. Target announced last month that it put bins in every store to accept cellphones, MP3 players and ink cartridges.
    Jim Puckett of Basel Action Network, a Seattle-based non-profit organization that aims to stop toxic exports, worries that some American companies dump e-waste in Africa to save money. "People are trying to look green, but they’re not telling you where it (waste) is going," he says. "You can’t turn over your TV to just any recycler. " He says it’s better to store an old TV than give it to a recycler that may export it to poor countries.
    The Basel Action Network announced its e-Stewards program last month to ensure safe handling of electronics by using only recyclers certified by accredited organizations. It now lists 45 recyclers in 80 locations. Samsung and other companies have signed on. Environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, back it.  
What is the main idea of the text?
选项 A、Recycling of electronic items is a "success story".
B、Environmentalists are opposed to recycling electronics.
C、Recycling can not keep pace with electronics sales.
D、It is unnecessary to recycle electronics.
答案A
解析 此题考查的是对全文的理解，因此要对文章意思清楚明了。纵观全文，有不少公司和个人已经参与到了回收电子产品的行动中去，说明肯定了这一活动，故[A]很好地概括了全文。文章只在开头提出了一些环境保护主义者对这种做法并不看好，但在第四至六段讲述了公众和个人所做的努力，这也是文章涉及的主要内容，故[B]不正确。文章第二段首句中说回收速度跟不上电子产品销售的速度，这是环保主义者抱怨的原因，但不是全文的主旨，故[C]不符合文意。[D]与[A]要表达的意思相反，故排除。
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