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Let's head to the United Arab Emirates in the Arabian Peninsula.[qh]
让我们前往阿拉伯半岛的阿拉伯联合酋长国。[qh]
This country is one of the world's largest exporters of oil.[qh]
这个国家是世界上最大的石油出口国之一。[qh]
Now, it's looking at a different source to produce energy. Household waste.[qh]
现在，它正在寻找一种不同的能源生产来源。家庭垃圾。[qh]
Let's dive into the pros and cons of this technology and examine how these facilities could change the game for waste treatment and energy production worldwide.[qh]
让我们深入探讨这项技术的优缺点，并研究这些设施如何改变全球废物处理和能源生产的游戏规则。[qh]
Is it the end of the road for this household rubbish?[qh]
这就是这堆家庭垃圾的终点站了吗？[qh]
After all, it's hard to imagine that anything here could be of further use, but actually they're just beginning a journey to produce power.[qh]
毕竟，很难想象这里的任何东西还能有进一步的用途，但实际上它们才刚刚开始一段产生能量的旅程。[qh]
Around about 45% of Dubai's total waste comes to this facility and we turn that into energy.[qh]
迪拜大约45%的垃圾都会被运到这里，我们将这些垃圾转化为能源。[qh]
Overseeing this site in the United Arab Emirates, Tim Clarke is an expert in turning piles of trash into megawatts. Here, enough to power approximately 130,000 homes.[qh]
在阿联酋监督这个场地的蒂姆·克拉克是一位将成堆的垃圾转化为兆瓦电力的专家。在这里，产生的电力足以供应大约13万户家庭。[qh]
This facility is the largest of its type in the world.[qh]
这个设施是世界上同类型中最大的。[qh]
We're processing about 1.9 million tons a year of waste. The process is simple.[qh]
我们每年处理大约190万吨的废物。这个过程很简单。[qh]
Burn the waste, produce heat and steam, drive a turbine to make electricity.[qh]
燃烧废物，产生热量和蒸汽，驱动涡轮机发电。[qh]
It's a tried and tested method that has existed for over a century.[qh]
这是一种经过试验和测试的方法，已经存在了一个多世纪。[qh]
Now Tim says having a plant of this scale takes it to a different level.[qh]
现在蒂姆说，拥有这样规模的工厂将其提升到了一个不同的水平。[qh]
We operate at a 34% efficiency of producing electricity, which is much higher than it would normally be expected from an energy-front waste plant. And that's partly because of the size.[qh]
我们的发电效率为34%，这比通常情况下能源前沿垃圾发电厂的预期效率要高得多。部分原因是规模的问题。[qh]
We can operate at higher temperatures and higher pressures.[qh]
我们可以在更高的温度和更高的压力下运行。[qh]
Last year, the world's urban areas produced more than 2 billion tons of waste and that will grow to nearly double by the middle of the century.[qh]
去年，世界上城市地区产生了超过20亿吨的垃圾，到本世纪中叶，这一数字将增长近一倍。[qh]
Landfills are piling up and there's an urgent need for a way out.[qh]
垃圾填埋场正在堆积如山，迫切需要找到出路。[qh]
If we're globally putting more waste into open dumps, we're creating methane that is unmanaged.[qh]
如果我们在全球范围内向露天垃圾场投放更多的垃圾，我们就会产生不可控制的甲烷气体。[qh]
As a solution waste energy can create less emissions compared to a landfill setting.[qh]
作为一种解决方案，与垃圾填埋场相比，废弃物能源产生的排放更少。[qh]
At Warsan, besides the energy produced, waste metal is recycled and leftover ash is used for building roads.[qh]
在瓦尔桑，除了生产能源外，废金属被回收利用，剩余的灰烬被用于筑路。[qh]
Finally, Sulfur and heavy metal contaminants are filtered and taken away.[qh]
最后，硫和重金属污染物被过滤并带走。[qh]
Only the 200 tons of flue gas residue is the net waste at the end of 5,500 tons of waste going in per day.[qh]
每天进入5500吨垃圾，最终只有200吨的废气残渣是净废物。[qh]
Using trash to create power can be seen as a more sustainable way to manage waste and combat the climate crisis. For experts, it's one piece of the puzzle.[qh]
利用垃圾发电可被视为处理废弃物和应对气候危机的更可持续的方式。对于专家来说，这只是难题的一部分。[qh]
I think waste energy is part of a holistic solution.[qh]
我认为，浪费能源是整体解决方案的一部分。[qh]
If we look at things from a circular economy standpoint, turning that plastic bottle back into a plastic bottle is by far going to have the least amount of energy consumption.[qh]
如果我们从循环经济的角度来看待事物，将那个塑料瓶变回一个塑料瓶，到目前为止，将消耗最少的能源。[qh]
And first, of course, would be just minimizing waste from the get-go. For example, less packaging or no packaging.[qh]
首先，当然是从一开始就尽量减少浪费。例如，减少包装或不使用包装。[qh]
This is the future of trash in a world where no efforts are left to waste.[qh]
这就是垃圾的未来，在这个世界上，任何努力都不会白费。[qh]
