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?

The issue of increasing production of

waste

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1st century has become a concern for many. Why are we generating more

waste

? Is due to the fact that inhabitants of Earth have now become unwary of much they are throwing away or is it to do with single-use products, particularly

plastic

. Many believe the

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government

should take an action to reduce

waste

.

This

essay will discuss the cause of the high amount

waste

and what steps need to be implemented by the authorities to overcome

this

situation, by using examples from the Planet Earth magazine and Malaysia's recent merger.

To begin

, the main reason why there has been a rise in

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roduction of

waste

is two-fold,

firstly

, people are utilizing a large amount of inexpensive disposable products.

Secondly

, a high quantity of garbage piled up in landfill sites is difficult to degrade, takes years and

therefore

,

waste

collection sites are getting overfilled. A prime example, according to a study published in Planet Earth magazine 2019, there has been a 79% surge in rubbish thrown either in landfill sites or the environment since 2000 in the UK.

Moreover

, out of 8 billion tonnes of

waste

, 6.3 tonnes consists of various polymers. Based on

this

, I believe people have been careless in what they are using and throwing away

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especially

plastic

.

Furthermore

, to tackle the situation the state needs to take some crucial steps to overcome the surge in

waste

production by either investing in new technology to recycle or banning one-time-use

plastic

. Take Malaysia

for example

, a recent union with

Plastic

Energy Company Ltd, a chemical recycling company which converts

plastic

into a cheaper polymer which can be used as recycled

plastic

. The innovation uses less energy and does not generate huge carbon emissions. Malaysia's media recently reported how there has been a radical reduction in

waste

in their country due to the use of

this

new facility. Based on these results, I think other countries should spend money on

this

idea to reduce garbage and educate people to resist disposing

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plastic

. To conclude, I firmly believe in

this

era, it is unimaginable to live without synthetic organic polymers,

however

, re-using

plastic

material and funding in upcoming recycling techniques can help in reducing the

waste

.