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Nowadays many of us prefer to throw damaged things away, whereas in the past people used to repair damaged items and keep them for a long time. Why has this change happened? What are the effects of this change? Give relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.

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The attitude of people has changed considerably in the past few years over their shopping habits. It is true that in the contemporary era, a variety of wrecked items are being thrown away, while earlier these items were restored to its original shape and form.
This
 change has occurred due to a variety of reasons which I shall substantiate in the following paragraphs along with an example.
First
 of all, owing to the developments made in science and technology stream, trade has increased enormously. Due to
this
 people’s lifestyle has changed over the past few years.
This
 new trend has not only made citizens
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busier than before but
also
 has increased the pace of their life.
Secondly
, as trade flourished amongst nations more shops are open to buyers with a variety of commodities at a lower price than before.
Thus
, the price of
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ew item is lower than the value of
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epaired one.
Thirdly
, in the
oresent
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present
 era, since men and women are both equally employed they have a lot of money than their forefathers.
For instance
, the report published by the Guardian newspaper states that in the past five years about 20% increase has been seen in
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urchase of commodities. The significant consequence of
this
 is that there is a lot of depletion of raw materials as finished goods are manufactured in large scale.
Moreover
,
this
 new walk of life where people purchase new items has led to a significant rise in
pollution
. To illustrate,
pollution
 has risen above 12% in developing nation according to the UN report on
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nvironment. To recapitulate,
although
 human beings have become more aware of the consequences of
pollution
 and depleting energy resources, a lot yet needs to be done to control the level of
pollution
. The major reason for
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urchase of new commodities
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 higher maintenance and repair cost and easy availability of new products.
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