2023年冬季冠軍賽Junior辯題和WSDA春季辯題公布

PART 01、2023 WSDA Junior冬季冠軍(jun) 賽辯題

日曆翻到2022年的最後一個(ge) 月，2023 WSDA Junior冬季冠軍(jun) 賽的腳步慢慢走近，今天發布三輪備稿辯題，同學們(men) 趕快準備起來吧！

Round 1: Museums should be free. 博物館應該免費開放。

Round 2: Personality is more important than experience in a leader. 作為(wei) 領導者來說，個(ge) 性比經驗更重要。

Round 3: It is ok for schools to set rules for student's hairstyles. 學校可以針對學生發型製定規則。

Round 4 / Round 5: 辯題於(yu) 比賽開始前15分鍾公布。

Showcase辯題: 辯題於(yu) 比賽開始前15分鍾公布。

PART 02、2022-23 WSDA春季賽

公共論壇式辯論（Public Forum Debate）辯題

另外，我們(men) 的春季辯題也經過校園大使和WSDA組委會(hui) 的多輪投票篩選，於(yu) 今日確定，期待各位辯手新賽季的精彩表現！

Resolved: On balance, banning all single-use plastics is more beneficial than harmful. 總體(ti) 而言，禁止所有一次性塑料製品的利大於(yu) 弊。

PART 03、春季辯題簡析

不僅(jin) 如此，我們(men) 還邀請到WSDA學術總監Cale為(wei) 大家帶來新賽季辯題的基本介紹，希望給大家一個(ge) 基本框架。未來我們(men) 也將有辯題專(zhuan) 欄持續放送，敬請期待~

What are single-use plastics?

The European commission defines single-use plastic products as, products that, “are used once, or for a short period of time, before being thrown away.”

Some notable examples of single-use plastics are:

✓ Cotton bud sticks

✓ Cutlery, plates, straws, and stirrers

✓ Balloons and sticks for balloons

✓ Food containers

✓ Cups for beverages

✓ Beverage containers

✓ Cigarette butts

✓ Plastic bags

✓ Packets and wrappers

✓ Wet wipes and sanitary items

✓ Syringes

✓ PPE Equipment

Are there examples of single-use plastic bans?

✓ According to a report by the U.N., 14 percent of countries in the world have banned or restricted single-use plastic items in some fashion.

✓ Two countries, Vanuatu and the Seychelles, have so far banned plastic straws outright.

✓ The EU does not have a full ban, but through the EU’s Directive on single-use plastics, different measures are being applied to different products.

✓ The U.S. plans to ban sale of single-use plastic on public lands, national parks by 2032

✓ Kenya has banned single-use plastic bags in 2017. The country has forbidden visitors from taking single-use plastics, e.g., water bottles and disposable plates, into national parks, forests, beaches, and conservation areas.

✓ Zimbabwe – introduced a ban on polystyrene food containers in 2017, with fines of between $30 to $5,000.

✓ In the United States California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New York, Oregon, and Vermont have banned single-use plastic bags, though there is no federal ban.

✓ Also, some States in the U.S. has passed bans on plastic bag bans!

States in Green have plastic bag bans. States in Green have partial bans.

Companies such as Disney, Mcdonalds and Starbucks have partially phased out some of their single-use plastic.

In our next article we will summarize some of the pro and con arguments on both sides of the topic.

Reference:

1. https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/plastics/single-use-plastics_en#:~:text=Single%2Duse%20plastic%20products%20(SUPs,our%20seas%20than%20reusable%20options.

2. https://www.statista.com/chart/17318/share-of-countries-that-have-enacted-plastic-bans-restrictions-and-the-types-of-restrictions/

3. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/08/us-to-ban-sale-of-single-use-plastic-on-public-lands-national-parks-by-2032.html