Some people feel that manufacturers and supermarkets have the responsibility to reduce the amount of packaging of goods. While others argue that customers should avoid buying goods with a lot of packing. Discuss both views and give your opinions. Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

Opinions differ on whether

manufacturers

and supermarket clerks are responsible for cutting the use of packaging or whether

customers

should shift their focus away from

goods

with excess packing.

While

both perspectives shall be discussed in

this

essay, I personally believe that the responsibility related to packing should be shared by both parties. On the one hand, that producers,

as well as

businesspeople, minimize the amount of

goods

packaging is beneficial for the environment, as

such

material usually takes years to completely dissolve, which means that its chemical byproducts produced in the process can penetrate into the soil and ultimately the underground water.

As a result

,

this

phenomenon may severely affect the well-being of many inhabitants around.

In addition

, the reduction of packaging of consumer

goods

benefits not only

manufacturers

and companies but

also

customers

.

For example

, if the multinational corporation Colgate abandoned extravagant packaging of toothpaste, it would not have to pay for the costs involved in

this

practice, which means that

customers

can purchase the company's product at lower prices.

On the other hand

, there are several reasons why consumers should have more interest in products with less packing. One of them is that

this

can curtail the discharge of packaging waste into the habitat. In Vietnam,

for instance

, it has been reported that since the introduction of more environment-friendly packaging replacing traditional ones, the amount of plastic discarded has significantly decreased by 30%.

In addition

, the action can

also

incentivize

manufacturers

to use minimum packing or biodegradable materials when

customers

shift preferences towards

goods

with little or no packing. Taking both views into account, I believe that corporations and

customers

should get involved in reducing the amount of packaging in light of protecting the environment

as well as

people’s health. In conclusion,

due to

the impacts of

customers

and

manufacturers

on the environment and on each other, they should have a joint role in avoiding the packaging of consumer products.