1·The project was started as a way of dealing with the 325,000 tonnes of tyres sent to landfills across Europe each year.
这一项目开始寻找方法处理每年整个欧洲被丢弃在垃圾填埋场的旧轮胎,其数量达325 000公吨。
2·Each tonne of fuel burned also produces 3.2 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
燃烧一公吨燃料要产生3.2公吨二氧化碳。
3·More than 200 tonnes of oil have already poured into the sea, with unknown effects on Marine life, making it the worst spill in UK waters in the last 10 years.
超过200公吨原油已涌入海中——对海洋生物的影响不明——使之成为10年来英国水域最严重的溢出事件。
4·WHEN an airliner takes off for a transatlantic flight it needs to carry some 80 tonnes of fuel, which accounts for around one-fifth of its weight.
一架飞越大西洋的飞机大约需要携带80公吨的燃料,这约占飞机重量的五分之一。
5·In 1990 there were said to be over 200 tonnes in the country.
到1990年在这国家据说将超过200公吨。