In many countries day by day rubbish(garbage) in increasing. What is happening? What can be done?

Everyday

waste

is on the rise in a good number of nations.

This

could be

as a result

of increased packaging of consumer goods, but enforcing recycling of non-biodegradable products could be adopted to curb

this

problem. The assembling of goods in packs is on the rise. Manufacturers now package products that were not originally packed.

This

can be seen in the case of everyday consumables

such

as sachet water. In Nigeria, drinking water was traditionally sold in Jerry cans or at most plastic bottles, and the majority of households use water filter tanks as their reservoir. Nowadays, the advent of

this

non-biodegradable and non-reusable packs form a major part of everyday

waste

in Nigeria. One way to curtail

this

problem is government policy on recycling of

waste

.

This

policy will enforce the manufacturers to set up outlets for collection of their product packs for appropriate management.

For instance

, in Germany, producers contract their distributors and retailers to not only collect empty bottles and plastic cans from customers, but

also

offer incentives upon return of these items.

This

strategy has helped to minimize the quantity of daily rubbish generated in the country. In conclusion, increased packaging of goods is implicated as a major contributor of the high amount of day to day

waste

.

However

, enforcement of government policy on recycling of these packs is a strategy that can be adopted to ameliorate

this

problem.