In many countries people are living in a "throwaway society" where things are used for a short time and thrown away. What are the causes of this and what problems does it lead to?
Environmentalists today are campaigning for “reduce, recycle and re-use” in a bid to save the world, but we as a nation, have adopted “replace” as our mantra.
This
and many other factors are leading to a throwaway society
, and there are many problems being caused by this
which I shall discuss in this
essay. The reasons for our becoming a throwaway society
are manifold. Firstly
, in a quest for better living standards, we wish to own the latest equipments
and gadgets. Once new Change the wording
equipment
types of equipment
pieces of equipment
things
are acquired, we dispose-off
these “unwanted” Correct your spelling
dispose of
things
to second hand
shops or just in the trash cans. Add a hyphen
second-hand
Secondly
, the markets today are flooded with cheap, single-use-only things
that are more in demand than high priced
quality items. Our houses and closets seem to be overflowing with goods that are more in quantity and less in value. Add a hyphen
high-priced
Finally
, there is too much packaging done by the companies in a bid to make their things
more attractive. The effects of this
trend are also
manifold. Pollution and filling up of the landfill sites by non biodegradable
material is a great cause of concern. Global warming is taking up mammoth dimensions and unless we do something about it, our earth will become uninhabitable very soon. To add to it, there is intense competition and rivalry among the affluent Add a hyphen
non-biodegradable
for becoming
Change preposition
to become
society
’s trend setters
. Correct your spelling
trendsetters
This
tendency has played havoc on the middle-class strata. People are working long arduous hours to earn more and more money so that they can keep up with Joneses and Smiths or else lose face. This
is creating stress among people and people are losing social and moral values. To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that, the current abundance of choice coupled with
the ease with which things
are discarded as soon as they lose their newness has given rise to a throwaway society
which is having a detrimental effect on the individuals and society
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
Linking words are very important in your essay.
To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.
Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.
In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.
Linking word examples:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
- despite