With growing population and demand it is no surprise that the level of waste we are producing is increasing. In this essay, I will explain why this happening and how the government and we as individuals can help tackle this issue.
With the growing fast-paced lives, individuals have gotten accustomed to “one time use” items. The most common waste produced by this is plastic. From shopping bags to cling wraps and take outs the amount of plastic we consume is massive. A major contributor to this is also coffee shops where the cups and straws are made of plastic. To tackle this, few governments around the world such as Thailand and India decided to put a complete ban on plastic. Due to this, people started carrying their own reusable grocery bags or taking their own reusable cups to coffee shops.
Another reason we produce waste is due to the lack of awareness. People are not aware of how much waste is being produce by them. To tackle this, governments can hold beach clean-up initiatives to bring light to this matter. Events like these end up leaving a big impact on an individual.
Furthermore, sustainable living should be encouraged. Encouraging people to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle can help reduce waste. Waste jars have become a recent trend amongst millennials. Collecting the rubbish produced in their daily lives a small jar and acknowledging the waste produced at the end of the week, has helped millennials reduce their rubbish.
To conclude, sustainable living is one of the big ways we as a society and help reduce waste. The government too can play a major role in how much waste is being produced from an individual by simply creating more awareness and initiatives.
With growing population and demand it is no surprise that the level of
waste
we are producing is increasing. In this essay, I will
explain
why this happening and how the
government
and we as individuals can
help
tackle this issue.
With the growing
fast
-paced
lives
, individuals have gotten accustomed to “one time
use
” items. The most common
waste
produced
by this is
plastic
. From shopping bags to cling wraps and take outs the amount of
plastic
we consume is massive. A major contributor to this is
also
coffee shops where the cups and straws
are made
of
plastic
. To tackle this, few
governments
around the world such as Thailand and India decided to put a complete ban on
plastic
. Due to this,
people
started
carrying their
own
reusable grocery bags or taking their
own
reusable cups to coffee shops.
Another reason we produce
waste
is due to the lack of awareness.
People
are not aware of how much
waste
is being produce by them. To tackle this,
governments
can hold beach clean-up initiatives to bring light to this matter.
Events
like these
end
up leaving a
big
impact on an individual.
Furthermore
, sustainable living should
be encouraged
. Encouraging
people
to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle can
help
reduce
waste
.
Waste
jars have become a recent trend amongst millennials. Collecting the rubbish
produced
in their daily
lives
a
small
jar and acknowledging the
waste
produced
at the
end
of the week, has
helped
millennials
reduce
their rubbish.
To conclude
, sustainable living is one of the
big
ways we as a society and
help
reduce
waste
. The
government
too can play a major role in how much
waste
is being
produced
from an individual by
simply
creating more awareness and initiatives.