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?

Before civilization, the amount of

waste

produced per capita was limited. That being said, as we are becoming technologically advanced, it has increased tremendously, causing environmental hazards.

This

essay will analyze the causes of

this

problem and suggest ways that governments can curb the quantity of rubbish produced. Two main factors are contributing to the rise in

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garbage.

Firstly

, the production cost of some materials,

such

as plastic, is falling day by day, and

therefore

making it cheaper and easily available for one's use. A thin plastic bag, for an instance, costs $0.5, whereas same sized cotton bag may cost $5, so why would someone make an effort to recycle

such

a low-priced thing?

Thus

, knowingly or unknowingly, individuals are contributing to generate more wastes.

Secondly

, the reason for

this

surged

waste

production lies within the modern throw-away culture in which all products are treated as disposable. Since it is not uncommon to find valuable household items thrown in the bin, it is true that people have become habitual to it and

moreover

,

this

behaviour is linked to their prestige in society. To tackle

this

issue, governments should consider altering the public's mindset. Applying high taxes on recyclables could be one of the solutions, which would result in people using

such

products more consciously. Each family, suppose, could reduce the litter by 1 kg, there will be a significant impact on overall rubbish produced per day. On top of that, strict rules about

waste

production from every house may

also

help.

For example

, if government stops accepting daily litter from a house beyond a certain limit, people

then

left with no other choice rather than to cut their wastes down. Ultimately, those are the masses, who should take it upon themselves to resolve

this

problem. To recapitulate, while individuals are responsible for producing more and more

waste

these days, governments have a role to play in regulating it. We all should understand the severity of the problem and take the steps before it becomes uncontrollable. It can be better achieved with the efforts of both, humans and the ruling bodies.