Today we live in an era where so much rubbish from home causes a lot of trouble. The amount of litter is rising because of several reasons. This essay will deal with the causes of the increasing amount of waste and how it affects the environment and suggest some way to overcome it.
The most serious impact of this situation is on the environment. People consumptively shop for various kinds of goods that may not be environmentally friendly, and then disposed of in the landfill and cause soil and water pollution. Mixing food waste or kitchen scraps with non-organic objects can also cause gases that are harmful to the environment. Moreover, destroying used plastics and Styrofoam are becoming a major problem everywhere especially in Indonesia because these things are difficult to destroy.
The first reason for the rising amount of rubbish is the high consumptive nature of today's society. People are given many choices in life that encourage them to buy new things. Secondly, not everyone consciously sorts out the waste generated from their homes. Some of them still mix all kinds of garbage in one place. In addition, sometimes an unstructured waste management system causes all the collected waste to end up piling up in a landfill. The third reason is that many goods manufacturers still use too much packaging such as single-use plastic to wrap their products, resulting in a lot of waste.
Currently, cooperation from several parties is needed to overcome the bad effects of waste. People have to be aware of the disastrous consequences of consumerism. Besides that, they also need to learn to be responsible for sorting their own waste. People should buy only what is necessary. As far as possible, excessive packaging should be avoided. Furthermore, the government should encourage some industries to use an alternative way to package their products.
To sum up, public awareness in choosing, buying, and being responsible for sorting waste is the key to protecting the environment. Besides, regulations and supervision from the government regarding the packaging of goods are also important to overcome the environment problem.
Today
we
live
in an era where
so
much rubbish from home
causes
a lot of
trouble. The amount of litter is rising
because
of several reasons. This essay will deal with the
causes
of the increasing amount of
waste
and how it affects the
environment
and suggest
some
way to overcome it.
The most serious impact of this situation is on the
environment
.
People
consumptively
shop for various kinds of
goods
that may not be
environmentally
friendly, and then disposed of in the landfill and
cause
soil and water pollution. Mixing food
waste
or kitchen scraps with non-organic objects can
also
cause
gases that are harmful to the
environment
.
Moreover
, destroying
used
plastics and Styrofoam are becoming a major problem everywhere
especially
in Indonesia
because
these things are difficult to
destroy
.
The
first
reason for the rising amount of rubbish is the high consumptive nature of
today
's society.
People
are
given
many
choices in life that encourage them to
buy
new things.
Secondly
, not everyone
consciously
sorts out the
waste
generated from their homes.
Some
of them
still
mix all kinds of garbage in one place.
In addition
,
sometimes
an unstructured
waste
management system
causes
all the collected
waste
to
end
up piling up
in a landfill. The third reason is that
many
goods
manufacturers
still
use
too much packaging such as single-
use
plastic to wrap their products, resulting in
a lot of
waste.
Currently
, cooperation from several parties
is needed
to overcome the
bad
effects of
waste
.
People
have to
be aware of the disastrous consequences of consumerism.
Besides
that, they
also
need to learn to be responsible for sorting their
own
waste
.
People
should
buy
only
what is necessary. As far as possible, excessive packaging should
be avoided
.
Furthermore
, the
government
should encourage
some
industries to
use
an alternative way to package their products.
To sum up, public awareness in choosing, buying, and being responsible for sorting
waste
is the key to protecting the
environment
.
Besides
, regulations and supervision from the
government
regarding the packaging of
goods
are
also
important
to overcome the
environment
problem.