Some people feel that manufacturers and supermarkets have the responsibility to reduce the amount of packaging of goods. Others argue that customers should avoid buying goods with a lot of packaging. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

The problem of pollution is a major one in the modern era, and in the developed

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people

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have been trying to find solutions for several decades. Currently, one of the biggest debates revolves around whether it should be

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or individual

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that bear the majority of the responsibility for

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improvement.

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responsibility should be shared.

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with, some

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argue that major corporations are responsible for fixing our environmental problems because they have profited from reprehensible crimes against the environment for decades. If these

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suddenly changed to sustainable, eco-friendly products and packaging, consumers could still continue their normal shopping without having so much of a negative effect on the

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.

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would take away the individual’s choice and thereby ensure that everyone contributes to repairing our planet.

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,

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function on profits and generally single-use plastics are cheap, so many of them are reluctant to make the switch.

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,

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can

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make a difference.

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only sell what there is a demand for, and if

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start demanding greener products and more responsible corporate actions,

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will have to comply. If their customers started complaining about or boycotting overly packaged goods,

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would quickly change to keep the consumer happy.

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, sadly not all

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care about the environment, and in many parts of the

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cost comes

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. If we rely entirely upon

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to make

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choice, there will be no progress. In many parts of the

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,

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still think it is fine to throw plastic into rivers so they should not be depended upon to make reasonable choices. In conclusion, both

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and individuals should take an active role in fixing the damage they have done to the

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, but neither can be entirely trusted. Everyone should make some positive effort and it would

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be helpful for governments to pass laws with serious punishments for offenders who violate environmental regulations.