What can we do to avoid a Wall-E scenario in which the Earth is surrounded by a solid barrier of junk?

如何才能避免出现电影"机器人总动员"描述的那种地球被一层固体垃圾屏障包围的情况？

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There were green turtles in our seas e ons before dinosaurs tramped the Earth; they survived the last ice age; but they may not be with us much longer.

恐龙在地球上出现之前绿海龟于就已在古生代出现；在最后一个冰河 时期绿海龟也幸存下来；但它们与我们在一起的日子可能不多了。

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Seeing how many broken satellites remain in orbit instantly reminded me of the scene in Wall-E in which the Earth of the future is seen enveloped in a layer of orbiting techno-trash.

看到现在有这么多废弃的卫星漂浮在轨道上，让我想起了《机器人总动员》（Wall-E）的情景，地球的未来笼罩着一层轨道垃圾。

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All communication with Earth will be via e-mail and will have as much as a 40-minute delay, like on a real Mars mission.

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Recycling hazardous electronic equipment for material recovery (e.g. rare earth, and precious and other metals) in a manner which can substantially mitigate the hazards, entails significant costs.

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And there's been plenty of time for his curiosity to evolve: WALL-E has been alone on Earth for seven centuries, ever since the last humans left and neglected to switch him off.

WSJ: 'WALL-E' Is Richly Human Tale of a Robot

And Bruce continues to inspire, along with his "house-rocking, earth-shaking" E Street Band.

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