People produce more waste today than in the past. Why is it happening? What can be done to solve this problem?

In today's era,

waste

produced by

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people has increased considerably as compared to the

waste

produced in traditional times.

This

essay

will discuss the main causes of

this

issue which include increased consumption of packaged

food

items and

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se of

plastic

by

e-commerce

websites for packaging.

This

essay

will

also

suggest some solutions to these problems.

To begin

with, due to the busy lifestyle, people have started consuming

food

items which are packaged or ready to cook. The packaging material used for these items is not only non-biodegradable in nature but

also

impacts health.

Secondly

, due to the huge discounts

e-commerce

sites offer, people now prefer shopping through online portals. These companies

use

heavy

plastic

packaging even for smaller products resulting in a huge pile of garbage around cities.

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, a survey conducted at Brighton University showed that there was a 50% surge in

waste

generation from the period 2014 to 2020 owing to the growing online shopping trend. To mitigate these issues, the government should impose

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extra duty on the

food

packaging so that the demand for

such

edible items can be restricted.

This

will not only result in low

waste

production but

also

encourage people to rely on home-made

food

. To curb the excessive

use

of

plastic

by

e-commerce

clients, the government must levy strict fines on them.

For example

, the government of India imposed a fine of 300 million rupees on the famous e-retailer "Flipkart" in 2020 for using an excessive amount of

plastic

for wrapping. In conclusion, the rubbish produced at present has risen substantially as compared to the past.

This

essay

discussed how more debris is generated by the immoderate

use

of packaged

food

items and

plastic

usage by

e-commerce

sites.

This

essay

also

suggested that solutions to these problems are twofold;levying more taxes on the packaging and putting heavy fines on

e-commerce

platforms.