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

It is argued that the

amount

of domestic

waste

we are recycling is not sufficient, and governments should enforce laws on recycling to enhance

this

practice. I personally disagree with

this

statement, we need to do more in order to make recycling become a daily habit. On the one hand, legal requirements on reprocessing family

waste

will

first

benefit the environment. Under these regulations, as residents are acquired not to throw away recyclable materials, the pollution in certain areas will be reduced.

Besides

that, laws on recycling

also

encourage individuals to recycle more. These regulations can be requirements for sorting out designated materials at home and applying fines on those who do not follow.

For example

, the New York city council has issued a ban on dumping unseparated

waste

;

thus

, a large

amount

of plastic

waste

is segregated and reprocessed.

However

, despite complicated legal regulations, the

amount

of

waste

going to landfills is far greater than the

amount

of

waste

being recycled.

This

is because we are in a shortage of solid

waste

treatment plants and appropriate technologies to recycle more complex

waste

.

Therefore

, governments should

also

invest in developing technologies and building facilities to process recyclable materials.

Furthermore

, raising people’s awareness of the environmental crisis or classes teaching recycling lessons should be paid more attention because not everyone has adequate knowledge about how to recycle. In conclusion, mandatory codes as well as the aforementioned measures are necessary to increase the practice of recycling

waste

in households.