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

Pollution is an important topic these days because of its adverse effect on the environment. We have seen that there is a need to recycle our

waste

to the landfill. Some persons believe that

waste

from homes are not being recycled enough and the only way to improve on

this

is for the

government

to enact a law on minimum recycling requirement for households.

However

, I feel the

government

should rather focus on the industries than households.

Firstly

, consumers do not manufacture items and they buy only what is available in the market. These items are made by industries and the

government

should put

laws

against these manufacturers on using biodegradable materials.

For example

, a person will buy a bottle of water when thirsty and he should not be made to suffer for the sins of the manufacturer that used the wrong packaging material.

Thus

, the

laws

should be to the food companies on the type of materials to use.

Secondly

,

instead

of putting

laws

against the consumers, the

government

should create an incentive program that will encourage individuals to recycle more. There should be a way of tracking the weight and type of

waste

recycled by individuals.

For instance

, a person that recycles a certain amount of

waste

will get a rebate for goods to buy in the future and even clear off a part of certain

government

bills.

This

will be better than trying to coarse citizens to recycle wastes. In summary, the

government

should not put

laws

forcing individuals to recycle

waste

, rather they should put

laws

against the producers on the type of packaging materials used and

also

make recycling attractive to people. I believe that these will reduce the amount of

waste

to mother earth and make the world a better place.