Nowadays, there is a huge concern about the environment as people have started realising the negative impact of their actions on nature / on the planet. Plastic pollution is one of such issues / concerns which need to be dealt with quickly and effectively. According to some people, supermarkets should help to improve the situation by reducing the amount of packaging they use. Others insist that it is the duty of consumers to stay away from over packaged products. Both views will be discussed in this essay.
One the one hand, it is evident that supermarkets and manufacturers are the prime producers and promoters of the consumer goods; therefore they are the roots of this problem and by applying simple regulations over the manufacturing process, they can decrease the amount of packaging efficiency. Take milk bottles, for example, If supermarkets made them thinner or even replaced them with carton bottles, they would have a tremendous impact on the amount of plastic consumed. Thus, the argument that supermarkets should take the responsibility to reduce over packaging certainly makes sense.
On the other hand, satisfying people’s demand is the main job of the manufacturer. This means that the more people continue to purchase packaged products, the more they are produced. By contract, if people decided to cut their consumption of such products, there would be a definite reduction in their production. For instance, two years ago the government in the UK imposed a price on plastic bags in large supermarkets. This action decreased their consumption as well as production. Thus, it is clear that consumers have a key role to play in tackling this issue.
In conclusion, I believe that collaborative efforts should be taken by both the manufacturers and the consumers in order to reduce pollution caused by excessive packaging.
Nowadays, there is a huge concern about the environment as
people
have
started
realising
the
negative
impact of their actions on nature / on the planet. Plastic pollution is one of such issues / concerns which need to
be dealt
with
quickly
and
effectively
. According to
some
people
, supermarkets should
help
to
improve
the situation by reducing the amount of
packaging
they
use
. Others insist that it is the duty of
consumers
to stay away from over packaged products. Both views will
be discussed
in this essay.
One
the one hand, it is evident that supermarkets and manufacturers are the prime producers and promoters of the
consumer
goods
;
therefore
they are the roots of this problem and by applying simple regulations over the manufacturing process, they can decrease the amount of
packaging
efficiency. Take milk bottles,
for example
, If supermarkets made them thinner or even replaced them with carton bottles, they would have a tremendous impact on the amount of plastic consumed.
Thus
, the argument that supermarkets should take the responsibility to
reduce
over
packaging
certainly
makes
sense.
On the other hand
, satisfying
people’s
demand is the main job of the manufacturer. This means that the more
people
continue to
purchase
packaged products, the more they
are produced
. By contract, if
people
decided to
cut
their consumption of such products, there would be a
definite
reduction in their production.
For instance
, two years ago the
government
in the UK imposed a price on plastic bags in large supermarkets. This action decreased their consumption
as well
as production.
Thus
, it is
clear
that
consumers
have a key role to play in tackling this issue.
In conclusion
, I believe that collaborative efforts should
be taken
by both the manufacturers and the
consumers
in order to
reduce
pollution caused by excessive
packaging
.