In the modern years, it has become common to have consumer items such as refrigerators and washing machines in people’s home. There are some advantages in terms of improving quality of life, however I consider there are also drawbacks due to environmental issues which should be concerned.
Many years ago, there were times when people did not have a fridge, and they suffered from food poisoning because it was difficult to maintain a suitable environment for food preservation and to keep food in a cool place. Nowadays, almost every household has at least one fridge and it helps to improve food safety significantly.
It is also definite that washing machines made people’s life easier and more efficient. Washing clothes by hand should take considerable amount of time and effort, and I cannot imagine how hard that would be to do the laundry for all family members. Now people rely on technologies in order to spend more time for what they like to do.
In spite of those benefits by introducing technology, there are some environmental issues that we should not overlook. It is the fact that some people selfishly throw away large appliances anywhere not following the recycling process after it gets old. Top of that, relying on new technologies lead to more energy consumption. We need to find a way to preserve mother earth because our irresponsible behavior could be harmful to the environment.
In conclusion, having consumer goods play an important role in people’s lives. However, it brings us not only a better life but also environmental issues to deal with. 
In the modern years, it has become common to have consumer items such as refrigerators and washing machines in  
people’s
 home. There are  
some
 advantages in terms of improving quality of life,  
however
 I consider there are  
also
 drawbacks due to environmental issues which should  
be concerned
. 
Many
 years ago, there were times when  
people
 did not have a fridge, and they suffered from  
food
 poisoning  
because
 it was difficult to maintain a suitable environment for  
food
 preservation and to  
keep
  food
 in a cool place. Nowadays, almost every household has at least one fridge and it  
helps
 to  
improve
  food
 safety  
significantly
.
It is  
also
  definite
 that washing machines made  
people’s
 life easier and more efficient. Washing clothes by hand should take considerable amount of time and effort, and I cannot imagine how  
hard
 that would be to do the laundry for all family members.  
Now
  people
 rely on technologies in order to spend more time for what they like to do. 
In spite of
 those benefits by introducing technology, there are  
some
 environmental issues that we should not overlook. It is the fact that  
some
  people
  selfishly
 throw away large appliances anywhere not following the recycling process after it  
gets
  old
. Top of that, relying on new technologies lead to more energy consumption. We need to find a way to preserve mother earth  
because
 our irresponsible behavior could be harmful to the environment. 
In conclusion
, having consumer  
goods
 play an  
important
 role in  
people’s
  lives
.  
However
, it brings us not  
only
 a better life  
but
  also
 environmental issues to deal with.