It is generally agreed that the amount of rubbish created by humans today is a worldwide problem. What do you think are the main causes of this situation? What measures can be used to tackle the problem? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 owrds.

Recent decades have witnessed a significant

increase

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in the

amount

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of rubbish produced by

people

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around the world, causing a serious threat to all living things. It has been pointed out that changes in lifestyle and the industrial revolution are the main causes for

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rise.

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, there are many steps that can be taken to half

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problem. After the industrial

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there was a huge growth in the number of products available for

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. Most of the producers try to attract consumers by using different types of packaging materials. Sometimes, the size and the

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of these materials are bigger than those for the products themselves.

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the production of new versions of different equipment,

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as mobile phones, increases the waist.

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, while most

people

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, in the past, used their own bags when they went

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shopping, nowadays, they depend on the disposable bags offered by shops, which are mostly made from plastic.

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to that, the consumption of prepared food has experienced a crucial

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to

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the rise in the number of working women. These foods are covered by different types of packaging material leading to

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increase

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in the

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of rubbish produced per capita.  Not only does the

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in the

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of rubbish threaten our lives by different pollutants, but it

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causes depletion of valuable resources. For

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reason

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there should be a new movement to decrease the

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of waste to its lowest level

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and to use less harmful materials like biodegradable ones. Governmental and social organizations, like schools and media, should contribute to

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process by explaining to

people

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the

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of conserving our environment and resources.