Nowadays we are producing more and more rubbish. Why do you think this is happening? What can government do to reduce the amount of rubbish produced? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

It is a sad reality that littering has increased manifolds over the past few years;

this

is evident from our littered parks, streets, road, offices, malls, schools and other public places.

This

essay will

first

look at the reasons for

this

heartening increase and

then

suggest how

government

bodies can address or limit

this

pressing issue. In my opinion, lack of awareness is the major contributor of increase in rubbish production.

This

trend developed as the general public was not fully aware of the consequences of littering on the

environment

. To address

this

issue, the

government

should take strict policy level decisions;

this

includes introducing programmes, aimed at highlighting the drastic effect of pollution on our

environment

. These programmes can be made a compulsory part of our school curriculum and can

also

be tailored to reach a wider audience through paper, print and social media.

Such

initiatives can help in reducing the

problem

at hand. Another evident reason for

this

shocking increase in waste production is lack of accountability against people found throwing

litter

n public areas.

This

implies that people throw rubbish as they are not scared of being penalized for

such

actions. A few years ago I had a chance to travel to England. During my stay, I was amazed by the level of cleanliness and zero

litter

in public places. While inquiring from the locals on how

government

ensured

such

pollution free

environment

, it dawned on me that people found littering are fined over a thousand pounds. We can apply the same

problem

in our country. A possible solution to

this

worrying

problem

is that the

government

should impose heavy fines on the masses who are found littering.

This

will certainly set an example for the rest of people to refrain from producing waste. To conclude, increased

litter

is certainly an alarming issue.

However

, I am confident that with certain

government

led initiatives: including

environment

friendly content promotion and teaching and fines for throwing

litter

, we can address

this

problem

. We, as responsible citizens, should help the

government

in enforcing these policies to curb

this

problem

.