It is true that the modern society is characterized by the high volume of waste production stemming from our ordinary life habits. The people's throw-away culture is being cultivated by the producers of the retail goods searching for high profits; this contributes to our planet's pollution and increases excessive utilization of natural resources. In order to tackle this problem, governments should not only implement financial measures, but also try to change the people's waste habits.
While the mass-producers' avarice for profit makes the retail goods cheaper for the customers, it also produces excessive waste materials to rap those goods nicely for the attention of buyers. Levying higher taxes on the packaging materials may well reduce both their production and consumption. For example, the abandoning of the free plastic materials in the European Union led to a considerable reduction in the plastic waste there. In addition to this, imposition of the new taxes on the junk-food products, which are also wasted significantly because of their low cost, would provide further remedies to the problem. Therefore, the authorities should come up with a comprehensive plan of financial measures aimed at more elaborate agenda for the reduction of waste, including both the wrapping materials and the consumer goods themselves.
While any fiscal measures are very important, one cannot underestimate the importance of educating people to alter their waste-producing habits. Firstly, governments should legally reduce advertising of the processed food in the media. For instance, acknowledging that these goods bear health problems will substantiate legal ban for their excessive marketing. Secondly, increasing national awareness campaigns to fight waste and pollution, should also lessen the waste. Thus, promoting general waste-free culture among the ordinary people could be another way to address the issue.
In conclusion, the waste-producing behaviour dangerously affects our planet and the peoples' lives. Although, we might not feel the high degree of importance of the issue now, we will certainly apprehend it tomorrow if we do not alter this habit. Therefore, measures to restrain the producers from the massive production of both the junk food and the unnecessary rap up materials could solve the problem in the near future.
It is true that the modern society
is characterized
by the high volume of
waste
production stemming from our ordinary life habits. The
people
's throw-away culture is
being cultivated
by the producers of the retail
goods
searching for high profits; this contributes to our planet's pollution and increases excessive utilization of natural resources. In order to tackle this
problem
,
governments
should not
only
implement financial
measures
,
but
also
try to
change
the
people
's
waste
habits.
While the mass-producers' avarice for profit
makes
the retail
goods
cheaper for the customers, it
also
produces excessive
waste
materials
to rap those
goods
nicely
for the attention of buyers. Levying higher taxes on the packaging
materials
may well
reduce
both their production and consumption.
For example
, the abandoning of the free plastic
materials
in the European Union led to a considerable reduction in the plastic
waste
there.
In addition
to this, imposition of the new taxes on the junk-food products, which are
also
wasted
significantly
because
of their low cost, would provide
further
remedies to the
problem
.
Therefore
, the authorities should
come
up with a comprehensive plan of financial
measures
aimed at more elaborate agenda for the reduction of
waste
, including both the wrapping
materials
and the consumer
goods
themselves.
While any fiscal
measures
are
very
important
, one cannot underestimate the importance of educating
people
to alter their waste-producing habits.
Firstly
,
governments
should
legally
reduce
advertising of the processed food in the media.
For instance
, acknowledging that these
goods
bear health
problems
will substantiate legal ban for their excessive marketing.
Secondly
, increasing national awareness campaigns to fight
waste
and pollution, should
also
lessen the
waste
.
Thus
, promoting general waste-free culture among the ordinary
people
could be another way to address the issue.
In conclusion
, the waste-producing
behaviour
dangerously
affects our planet and the peoples'
lives
. Although, we might not feel the high degree of importance of the issue
now
, we will
certainly
apprehend it tomorrow if we do not alter this habit.
Therefore
,
measures
to restrain the producers from the massive production of both the junk food and the unnecessary rap up
materials
could solve the
problem
in the near future.