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?

Currently, a huge amount of
waste
is generated by
the
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people
all over the world, which is a serious threat to the environment.
This
is due to the increase in
number
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of single-use
plastic
which is not bio-
degradeable
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degradable
.
Government
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needs to ban
this
type of
plastic
and should focus on creating awareness among the public and start promoting
products
which are sustainable. Nowadays,
Plastic
waste
is becoming an important issue for the
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government
governments
goverments
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government
because of its
detoriating
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deteriorating
effects on the environment as well as on
economy
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. Single-use
plastic
is a very cheap commodity and is inexpensive to produce and because of that
people
are using it a lot.
For example
, a recent study has shown that we use about a million
ton
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of
plastic
every month which cannot be recycled. So, we either have to dump it in the landfill or in the sea. Throwing
non-
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non-recyclable
recycleable
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recyclable
waste
in the ocean is a danger to
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marine life and can affect the natural food chain as
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of
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sea creatures are dying due to the ingestion of
this
rubbish. As
this
is
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becoming
beoming
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becoming
a threat to the existence of marine animals,
government
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the government
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should ban
this type
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these types
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of
products
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product
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and create awareness regarding
this
issue among the
people
. A majority of
the
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people
are now on social media which can be a great platform to create awareness about using
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recyclable
products
or compostable goods.
For example
, In India, a lot of
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people
are now using plates made from leaves of the banyan tree and spoons made from wood which is
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environment
-friendly. In
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Conclusion
Conslusion
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conclusion
, reducing
plastic
waste
is
global
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challenge and
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governments
government
goverments
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governments
across the world
,
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needs
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to promote more sustainable
products
in order to reduce
waste
coming from
one-time use
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one-time-use
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plastics.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • consumerism
  • disposable culture
  • over-packaging
  • non-recyclable
  • public awareness
  • waste management
  • environmental impact
  • recycle
  • recycling facilities
  • waste separation
  • single-use products
  • infrastructure
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