The increase in the production of consumer goods results in damage to the natural environment. What are the causes of this ? What can be done to solve this problem?

The significant growth of consumer

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manufacturing has led to more detrimental effects on the natural environment. I believe that there are several root causes and solutions to address

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with, the consumerism culture of today’s society has caused more harm to wildlife habitats for two main reasons, including

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industrial emission from the production process and packaging

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the goods disposal

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the disposal of the goods

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. Wastes and pollutants discharged from the manufacturing process are unavoidable by-products. In fact, factory machines are generally powered by fossil fuels,

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carbon dioxide

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carbon-dioxide

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carbon dioxide

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will be released which might severely pollute the surrounding air.

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, product packaging assembled from plastic and paper needs a longer time to degrade naturally.

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, it could end up contaminating the oceans, rivers,

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, and what is even more dangerous is the fact that it could seriously endanger the inhabitants when the

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is accidentally swallowed. Several actions should be prompted in order to mitigate the problem.

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, the government should take a bold move to impose a stricter law on sustainable manufacturing

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waste management

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. To do so, the government can regulate the use of renewable energies to replace fossil fuels as well as encourage the utilization of low-energy-consumption machines.

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, to reduce unnecessary

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from product packaging,

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consumer goods companies need to use an eco-friendly material which is considerably more compostable,

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, packaging made from plant-based resources

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as corn and wheat straw. To sum up,

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caused by the production of consumer goods is unavoidable,

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comprehensive actions from the government and companies are needed to alleviate the problems immediately in order to conserve and protect the natural environment.