Nowadays we are producing more and more rubbish. Why do you think this is happening? What can governments do to help reduce the amount of rubbish produced? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words.

The

amount

of

waste

created by us as a species has been growing at an exponential rate. There are many factors at play, both on an individual level and on a global scale. Let us look at some of the factors influencing the rise in

waste

output

that has contributed to the problem. The

first

key reason is that

waste

is the

result

of any production procedure, be it man made, or natural. All living things give off some kind of

waste

product as a part of biological processes, and the same can be noted when we look at it from a man made perspective. In the effort to make something, there will be

waste

associated. The recent spike in

waste

output

is correlated

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correlates

to the increase in overall production we as

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A

society

have been

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has been

able to achieve. Human beings have increased their

output

immensely since the industrial revolution, and

this

only continues to grow, given the advancements in technology and the increase in demand.

This

leads me to the

second

factor, human beings in general. The human population has skyrocketed since the 1950s and keeps growing every day. There are now approximately 7 billion people on the planet, and

as a

result

, we need more items produced for us, and

further

use

items and throw them out when finished

as a

result

. A key example of

this

is highly populated countries, like India, where there are over 1 billion people, and

as a

result

have

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has

a huge

waste

problem. You can see many beaches and countrysides littered with

thrash

worthless material that is to be disposed of

trash

as a

result

of there being too many people throwing out their

waste

. When you factor

this

with less populated countries

such

as Iceland, you notice a stark difference in the

amount

of

waste

overall. So, how can we attempt to resolve g

this

?

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Well, for

starters, we can stop wasting so much by reusing a lot of the products we throw out. Many products were designed as single

use

products, like

for example

coffee maker pods and straws. Many people have started using reusable straws that are made of metal and avoid purchasing coffee machines that

use

these pods, with some countries taking it even

further

and outright banning single-

use

plastics.

This

shift from single-

use

to reusable is key in combating the

amount

of

waste

created. Another method to help reduce the

amount

of

waste

is to incentivise companies to reduce their

waste

output

as well.

This

can be done by either fining companies that excessively create rubbish, or offering tax breaks for becoming more efficient and lowering their overall

waste

output

.

This

has already worked in the past, where the European Union had implemented strict laws on the

waste

output

of companies, and heavily fined those that did not comply. The

result

was a much lower level of rubbish created on an industrial scale, as companies were forced to adopt cleaner more efficient processes. In sum, the

waste

problem is one that continues to be an issue, which can only be resolved by adopting a different approach to how we continue to

use

products, and how our individual and collective wasting habits affect our planet.