Some people say it is manufactures and supermarkets responsibility to reduce the amount of packaging of products they sell and others say it is the consumers responsibility to avoid buying products with too much packaging. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Many products sold at supermarkets are packed using excess materials. A number of people feel supermarkets and manufacturers should hold the responsibility of using only the required

amount

of materials while some others feel that the consumers should be aware about the packaging of the product they buy.

This

essay would discuss both opinions and highlight how consumer awareness is more important.

To begin

with, most supermarkets are owned by large corporate houses. These corporations have a social responsibility towards the customers as well as the environment. Using only the

necassary

absolutely essential

necessary

amount

of packaging materials is

hence

a civic duty of these

market places

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

marketplaces

. Not only

this

, using

lesser

Suggestion

a lesser amount

lesser amounts

amount

of materials would

also

decline the packaging costs.

For instance

, in a research conducted at the department of economics at the Yale University, the USA, it was estimated that more than 10% of the selling price of a candy amounted for its packaging. Decreasing the packaging cost would

hence

also

increase the profit margin.

On the other hand

, the consumers need to be more aware about the products they purchase. As the demand dictates the supply for any article, if the consumers decide to buy the products with minimal packaging, the manufacturers would have to oblige

accordingly

. They

also

need to realize how the products with lesser

amount

of packaging are not only beneficial to the nature but are

also

cheaper than their counterparts.

For example

, Potato chips sold by major food and beverage companies like Lays and Pepsico, cost around twice the

amount

of those sold by local vendors without

readymade

made for purchase and immediate use

ready-made

packets. In conclusion,

although

, suppliers have a responsibility towards the nature and the consumers, the buyers should be better acquainted with the different types of packaging. They should

also

realize how their shopping habits can force the manufacturers to change the packaging of their supplies.