Some people claim that not enough of the waste from homes is recycled. They say that only way to increase recycling is for government to make it a legal requirement. To what extent do you think laws are needed to make people recycle more of their waste?

Some
demand
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demands
from governments to make regulations to force more people to contribute to recycling programmes. I think laws are essential to direct people at turning their waste into recyclable ones, but they should be strengthened by extra measures. Legal regulations are so vital for carrying out an effective recycling
programme
that many governments give importance to enacting mandatory recycling laws. These laws generally charge fines to people who throw their domestic refuse;
however
, they include versatile benefits for the community.
Firstly
,
such
regulations
aim
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aims
at keeping the environment clean and at
last
the superlative of 'little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by 'the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
least
reducing the global warming;
for example
, the ultimate goal of mandatory recycling law in San Fransisco is to make to make the rubbish zero by 2020.
Secondly
, thanks to those regulations, countries can easily categorize unwanted materials as recyclable, compost, trash, and trash incinerated or landfilled, so the less
lands
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land
are filled
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is filled
, the more space is gained for agriculture.
Thirdly
, a well-run legal
programme
for recycling is profitable; to illustrate, in
USA
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the USA
, a cost range between 50 and 150 million dollars per ton, while
disposal
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the disposal programme
programme
is estimated at 70 to 200 million dollars per ton.
Finally mandatory
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Finally, mandatory
recycling laws keep plastics away from land fillings and injuring the animals and other living beings, and make factories reproduce rubbish,
such
as compost used in farms and gardens, steel meeting the demand for new mining of iron ore.
Hence
, it is clear that laws play very significant role in recycling unwanted materials, and it is necessary to make
such
regulations for protecting the environment, and saving and even gaining money.
However
, governments should apply to some measures if they want those laws, so the recycling programmes to become more effective.
Firstly
,
although
it is
difficult especially
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difficult, especially
for wide countries to some extent, regulations related to recycling should be enforced in the whole country as much as possible, as lack of uniformity may derail the recycling process to be maintained efficiently.
For instance
, a productive
programme
can not be performed in USA nowadays, because mandatory recycling laws cover both business and residential establishments states like Connecticut and Philadelphia, while they cover only business establishments in states
such
as Florida.
Secondly
, local authorities collecting and reproducing the waste should be provided financial aid by their central government, because recycling of some materials
such
as glass and plastic may sometimes be more expensive than sending them to landfills.
Finally
, since
laws
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the laws
that have provisions for levying heavy fines and even denying service to the consumers who do not abide by them may deter people from co-
operating
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operation
, it may become necessary to alleviate the recycling laws.
Thus
, all of these show importance of applying the laws properly and amending them if necessary. In conclusion, as
some
one or some or every or all without specification
any
unwanted materials into reusable ones gives us an opportunity to protect our nature, and develop our economy legal regulations are required to perform productive recycling programmes.
However
, some provisions are needed to conduct these laws more successfully.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Sustainability
  • Environmental stewardship
  • Recycling initiatives
  • Waste management
  • Mandatory regulations
  • Compliance and enforcement
  • Recyclable materials
  • Circular economy
  • Landfill diversion
  • Conservation
  • Greenhouse gas emissions
  • Sanitation services
  • Public policy
  • Behavioral change
  • Eco-consciousness
  • Resource recovery
  • Single-stream recycling
  • Waste hierarchy
  • Economic incentives
  • Ecological footprint
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