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?

Use and throw

lifestyle

has been widely adopted in many places of the world, Where electronic items, house hold items and other materials are used for a small period of time and

then

later disposed away.

This

essay will analyse the reason and issues associated with

this

kind of

lifestyle

. In

this

fast changing

lifestyle

people tend to replace things much quicker. The

cost

of electronic items and other household items are getting cheaper day by day with decent quality and availability,

however

the

cost

of repairing the items are increasing sharply, due to manual labour costs and expense on the parts.

For example

, replacing a mobile phone after 6 months is cheaper and affordable than repairing the motherboard of the device.

Also

, phone models are getting outdated quickly, which makes it attractive to buy a new one

instead

of fixing or holding on to the existing phone. On the other side, the environmental damage, financial burden and depreciation on things are high with

this

behaviour.People tend to overspend money on items by purchasing the items even though the a new one was not necessary.Due

this

behaviour, the environment is affected as wasted materials need to be dumped into the waste yard or in a landfill.

In addition

the object losses its value significantly.

For instance

, a new car driven out of the showroom losses its value by 10% on the same day, replacing car on a short is mere waste of money. In conclusion, Replacing items frequently is seen as attractive due to affordable

cost

, quality and high repair

cost

.

However

,

this

also

severely impacts the environment,

lifestyle

and economic situation. So care must be taken on the things that are thrown away without a proper reason.