Nowadays, there is a huge concern about the environment as people have started realizing the negative impact of their actions on the planet. Plastic pollution is one of such issues which need to be dealt with quickly and effectively. According to some people, supermarkets should help to improve the situation by reducing the amount of packaging they use. Others insist that it is the duty of consumers to stay away from over-packaged products. Both views will be discussed in this essay.
One the one hand, it is evident that supermarkets and manufacturers are the prime producers and promoters of the consumer goods; therefore they are the roots of this problem and by applying simple regulations over the manufacturing process, they can decrease the amount of packaging efficiency. Take milk bottles, for example. If supermarkets made them thinner or even replaced them with carton bottles, they would have a tremendous impact on the amount of plastic consumed. Thus, the argument that supermarkets should take responsibility to reduce over packaging certainly makes sense.
On the other hand, satisfying people’s demands is the main job of the manufacturer. This means that the more people continue to purchase packaged products, the more they are produced. By contract, if people decided to cut their consumption of such products, there would be a definite reduction in their production. For instance, two years ago the government in the UK imposed a price on plastic bags in large supermarkets. This action decreased their consumption as well as production. Thus, consumers have a key role to play in tackling this issue.
In conclusion, I believe that collaborative efforts should be taken by both the manufacturers and consumers to reduce pollution caused by excessive packaging. 
Nowadays, there is a huge concern about the environment as  
people
 have  
started
 realizing the  
negative
 impact of their actions on the planet. Plastic pollution is one of such issues which need to  
be dealt
 with  
quickly
 and  
effectively
. According to  
some
  people
, supermarkets should  
help
 to  
improve
 the situation by reducing the amount of  
packaging
 they  
use
. Others insist that it is the duty of  
consumers
 to stay away from over-packaged products. Both views will  
be discussed
 in this essay. 
One
 the one hand, it is evident that supermarkets and manufacturers are the prime producers and promoters of the  
consumer
  goods
;  
therefore
 they are the roots of this problem and by applying simple regulations over the manufacturing process, they can decrease the amount of  
packaging
 efficiency. Take milk bottles,  
for example
. If supermarkets made them thinner or even replaced them with carton bottles, they would have a tremendous impact on the amount of plastic consumed.  
Thus
, the argument that supermarkets should take responsibility to  
reduce
 over  
packaging
  certainly
  makes
 sense. 
On the other hand
, satisfying  
people’s
 demands is the main job of the manufacturer. This means that the more  
people
 continue to  
purchase
 packaged products, the more they  
are produced
. By contract, if  
people
 decided to  
cut
 their consumption of such products, there would be a  
definite
 reduction in their production.  
For instance
, two years ago the  
government
 in the UK imposed a price on plastic bags in large supermarkets. This action decreased their consumption  
as well
 as production.  
Thus
,  
consumers
 have a key role to play in tackling this issue. 
In conclusion
, I believe that collaborative efforts should  
be taken
 by both the manufacturers and  
consumers
 to  
reduce
 pollution caused by excessive  
packaging
.