The awareness on recycling is increasing in many countries around the world. Whilst some are of the view that households are not doing enough to recycle their waste and that government legislation would be the best option. In my opinion, I believe that such laws are needed l, but exploring other means to ensure compliance should be looked into.
On the one hand, the law would make it compulsory for regenerated by-product to be recycled. That is, domestic by-products are not disposed, but re-used in another way, and any disobedience to such rules would attract a penalty. However, since man would not want to be punished, they are bound by obligation to obey thereby ensuring that they play their part to make the environment safe. In Zimbabwe, for instance, the proportion of people recycling their trash increased by 16% after the senate passed a law to enforce household on waste regeneration.
On the other hand, public education is more encompassing. When a considerable amount of energy is channeled towards public enlightenment, with the sole aim of making the people know the benefits of recycling, then more households are likely to join in the campaign. This is particularly important because recycling is one of the methods used to reduce the global warming because it reduces the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. Furthermore, incentives can also be employed. In other words, when citizens get certain rewards for turning their organic matters into useful products, it does not only encourage them to do more but they also enable others to do the same. The Sun Newspaper revealed that an average home in Pretoria recycles majority of their waste. This is because, every home that does this get some tax waver from the government. Hence, making it the city with the highest household recycling methods.
In conclusion, the law would enforce homes to do the needful by recycling wastes which is basically out of obligation and not with a sense of responsibility. It is also important that we make people see the part they need to play and induce them where necessary. Only then are we going to see a dramatic change.
The awareness on
recycling
is increasing in
many
countries around the world. Whilst
some
are of the view that
households
are not doing
enough
to recycle their
waste
and that
government
legislation would be the best option. In my opinion, I believe that such
laws
are needed
l,
but
exploring
other
means to ensure compliance should
be looked
into.
On the one hand, the
law
would
make
it compulsory for regenerated by-product to
be recycled
.
That is
, domestic by-products are not disposed,
but
re-
used
in another way, and any disobedience to such
rules
would attract a penalty.
However
, since
man
would not want to
be punished
, they
are bound
by obligation to obey thereby ensuring that they play their part to
make
the environment safe. In Zimbabwe,
for instance
, the proportion of
people
recycling
their trash increased by 16% after the senate passed a
law
to enforce
household
on
waste
regeneration.
On the
other
hand, public education is more encompassing. When a considerable amount of energy
is channeled
towards public enlightenment, with the sole aim of making the
people
know the benefits of
recycling
, then more
households
are likely to
join
in the campaign. This is
particularly
important
because
recycling
is one of the methods
used
to
reduce
the global warming
because
it
reduces
the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.
Furthermore
, incentives can
also
be employed
. In
other
words, when citizens
get
certain rewards for turning their organic matters into useful products, it does not
only
encourage them to do more
but
they
also
enable others to do the same. The Sun Newspaper revealed that an average home in Pretoria recycles
majority of
their
waste
. This is
because
, every home that does this
get
some
tax
waver from the
government
.
Hence
, making it the city with the highest
household
recycling
methods.
In conclusion
, the
law
would enforce homes to do the needful by
recycling
wastes
which is
basically
out of obligation and not with a sense of responsibility. It is
also
important
that we
make
people
see
the part they need to play and induce them where necessary.
Only
then are we going to
see
a dramatic
change
.