英國男子發明無塑料水瓶 降解僅需三週大綱

A British inventor claims to have invented a plastic-free, single-use water bottle that can decompose within three weeks.

近日，英國一名發明家聲稱發明了一種能在三週內完全降解的無塑料一次性水瓶。

This fully biodegradable bottle, developed by James Longcroft, aims to replace plastic bottles and help save the world's oceans from plastic waste.

這種可完全生物降解的瓶子由詹姆斯·朗克羅夫特研發，旨在取代塑料瓶，將海洋從塑料垃圾問題中解救出來。

The outer lining of the bottle is made out of recycled paper donated by businesses, while the waterproof inner lining is made with a composite materiAl Longcroft has developed himself.

水瓶的外層由企業捐贈的可回收紙張製成，水瓶能防水的內襯由朗克羅夫特自行研發的一種複合材料製成。

All the constituents of the bottle can fully decompose within three weeks when left in water or landfill, and can be eaten by sea creatures.

當被丟在水裏或埋在土裏時，水瓶所有成分都可在三週內完全降解，也可以被海洋生物吃掉。

The steel cap on the bottle will rust and fully decompose in about a year, Longcroft said.

朗克羅夫特表示，水瓶的鋼製瓶蓋會生鏽，約一年內完全降解。

He is still waiting for patents and started crowdfunding for the bottle last Monday.

朗克羅夫特仍在等待專利的審批，並於4月30日開啓了這款產品的衆籌。

He hopes to see the bottles available in stores by the end of the year, and sold for 85 to 90 pence.

他希望能在今年年底前看到這款產品上市，其售價爲85-90便士。