Most people are aware that recycling is the best way to preserve our environment, however very few people exert the effort to do so. The pertinent question is what can make people to recycle their wastes appropriately? I completely agree that forming strict rules and regulations pertaining to waste management can result into efficient recycling and preserve our natural habitats.
Firstly, most people have ignored the damage that has already happened to our environment due to illegal dumping, burning of wastes and too much use of plastic. At the same time, we continue to mass produce plastic which does not decompose quickly. Due to lack of recycling, a lot of plastic is ending up in landfills which need to be stopped. A strict law can change the public attitude of irresponsible dumping and encourage reuse of such non bio-degradable substances.
Secondly, rules imposing monetary fines have been proven to be successful for keeping cities clean. For instance, the city-state of Singapore has imposed fines on spitting, illegal dumping and even eating chewing gums. The result speaks for itself; putting Singapore as one of the cleanest cities on earth. This illustrates the role of law and monetary fines in inculcating public discipline; which is required to deal with the problem of global warming and protecting our environment.
Lastly, all other measures like campaigns and awareness programs have failed to show the improvements. Despite of government’s campaigns, celebrity shows and messages on social media conveying the importance of recycling; there are many who still do not segregate wastes into degradable and non-degradable bins. When nothing else seems to work to encourage recycling, stricter rules & regulations can be imposed as a last resort to mandate recycling. Although, such laws could be challenging to implement initially, the ultimate goal of such protection is to safe guard the health of future generations.
In conclusion, it has been high time for us to react together as a society, as inappropriate dumping has caused enough damage to our land and the oceans. It is imperative, that governments consider stringent measures and introduce laws to protect the environment.
Most
people
are aware that
recycling
is the best way to preserve our environment,
however
very
few
people
exert the effort to do
so
. The pertinent question is what can
make
people
to recycle their
wastes
appropriately
? I completely
agree
that forming strict
rules
and regulations pertaining to
waste
management can result into efficient
recycling
and preserve our natural habitats.
Firstly
, most
people
have
ignored
the damage that has already happened to our environment due to illegal
dumping
, burning of
wastes
and too much
use
of plastic. At the same time, we continue to mass produce plastic which does not decompose
quickly
. Due to lack of
recycling
,
a lot of
plastic is ending up in landfills which need to be
stopped
. A strict
law
can
change
the public attitude of irresponsible
dumping
and encourage reuse of such non bio-degradable substances.
Secondly
,
rules
imposing monetary fines have
been proven
to be successful for keeping cities clean.
For instance
, the city-state of Singapore has imposed fines on spitting, illegal
dumping
and even eating chewing gums. The result speaks for itself; putting Singapore as one of the cleanest cities on earth. This illustrates the role of
law
and monetary fines in inculcating public discipline; which
is required
to deal with the problem of global warming and protecting our environment.
Lastly
, all other measures like campaigns and awareness programs have failed to
show
the improvements.
Despite of
government
’s campaigns, celebrity
shows
and messages on social media conveying the importance of
recycling
; there are
many
who
still
do not segregate
wastes
into degradable and non-degradable bins. When nothing else seems to work to encourage
recycling
, stricter
rules
&
; regulations can
be imposed
as a last resort to mandate
recycling
. Although, such
laws
could be challenging
to implement
initially
, the ultimate goal of such protection is to safe guard the health of future generations.
In conclusion
, it has been high time for us to react together as a society, as inappropriate
dumping
has caused
enough
damage to our land and the oceans. It is imperative, that
governments
consider stringent measures and introduce
laws
to protect the environment.