Some people claim that not enough of the waste from homes is recycled. They say that the only way to make people recycle more is to make it a legal requirement. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Pollution remains a significant problem all around the world and
this
is causing people
to debate possible solutions. One such
solution is for governments to impose laws
requiring citizens to recycle certain kinds of waste
from their homes. This
essay will argue that environmental laws
are essential to reduce waste
and thereby save the planet. The case against laws
imposing mandatory recycling revolves around the notion that people
can learn to recycle by themselves, and this
is true to an extent. With the improvement of education, people
typically litter less and recycle more. However
, our planet is presently in the grips of environmental catastrophe and it would take several generations for people
to make changes to their lives. It is also
sometimes argued that poor people
cannot afford to make the sacrifice necessary to use less plastic and switch to sustainable products, and it is therefore
unfair to punish them. However
, mandatory recycling would not require people
to immediately give up plastics; instead
, they would simply be required to dispose of them in an ethical manner at a government-run recycling facility. The case in favour of laws
mandating recycling is simple and irrefutable. These laws
would ensure that a far higher amount of household waste
is recycled, thereby reducing the amount of pollution that goes into our environment. People
cannot be trusted to do this
for themselves, and the evidence exists in the places where environmental laws
are strictly enforced, compared to those where they are non-existent, or weakly enforced. In the United Kingdom, people
are required to recycle most of their household waste
, and the environment is far cleaner than other
countries, Change preposition
in other
such
as China, where people
can throw any trash away without consequences. In conclusion, laws
are absolutely essential to ensure that people
recycle their household waste
. Without such
laws
, very few people
would actually go to the trouble of recycling; however
,if governments enforce these laws
, almost everyone would have to comply.Submitted by richvinleon00 on
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
Linking words are very important in your essay.
To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.
Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.
In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.
Linking word examples:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
- despite