Everyday waste is on the rise in a good number of nations. This could be as a result of increased packaging of consumer goods, but enforcing recycling of non-biodegradable products could be adopted to curb this problem.
The assembling of goods in packs is on the rise. Manufacturers now package products that were not originally packed before. This can be seen in the case of everyday consumables such as sachet water. In Nigeria, drinking water was traditionally sold in Jerry cans or at most plastic bottles, and the majority of households use water filter tanks as their reservoir. Nowadays, the advent of this non-biodegradable and non-reusable packs form a major part of everyday garbage in Nigeria.
One of the ways to curtail this problem is that the government should enact policies on recycling of waste. This policy or law will enforce the manufacturers to set up outlets for collection of their product packs for appropriate management. For instance, in Germany, producers contract their distributors and retailers to not only collect empty bottles and plastic cans from customers, but also offer incentives upon return of these items. This strategy has helped to minimize the quantity of daily rubbish generated in the country.
In conclusion, increased packaging of goods is implicated as a major contributor of the high amount of day to day waste. However, enforcement of government policy on recycling of these packs is a strategy that can be adopted to ameliorate this problem.
Everyday waste is on the rise in a
good
number of nations. This could be
as a result
of increased packaging of consumer
goods
,
but
enforcing recycling of non-biodegradable products could
be adopted
to curb this problem.
The assembling of
goods
in
packs
is on the rise. Manufacturers
now
package products that were not
originally
packed
before
. This
can
be
seen
in the case of everyday consumables such as sachet water. In Nigeria, drinking water was
traditionally
sold in Jerry
cans
or at most plastic bottles, and the majority of households
use
water filter tanks as their reservoir. Nowadays, the advent of this non-biodegradable and non-reusable
packs
form a major part of everyday garbage in Nigeria.
One of the ways to curtail this problem is that the
government
should enact policies on recycling of waste. This policy or law will enforce the manufacturers to set up outlets for collection of their product
packs
for appropriate management.
For instance
, in Germany, producers contract their distributors and retailers to not
only
collect empty bottles and plastic
cans
from customers,
but
also
offer incentives upon return of these items. This strategy has
helped
to minimize the quantity of daily rubbish generated in the country.
In conclusion
, increased packaging of
goods
is implicated
as a major contributor of the high amount of day to day waste.
However
, enforcement of
government
policy on recycling of these
packs
is a strategy that
can
be adopted
to ameliorate this problem.