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 efficiently. 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 overpackaging 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
efficiently
. 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
overpackaging
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.