People are living in a “throw-away society”, using things for a short time and then throwing them away. What are the causes of this? What problems does it lead to?

Nowadays

people

tend to

use

objects for a short-term period and

then

throw them away. It is obvious that there are root causes behind

this

phenomenon, and not using commodities for a long time may lead to devastating effects both on

people

and our environment. There are two main reasons why

individuals

do not

use

products for longer periods. The first reason is consumption. Because there are many advertisements in which the companies persuade

people

to buy more, many

individuals

buy things that they do not need and dispose of items which still can be used. A good illustration of

this

is that

people

buy more items of clothing than they really need and throw away ones that are completely new. The second reason is

people

have a tendency to compete with each other.

That is

,

instead

of thinking about their convenience, some

people

are obsessed to show that they are better than others.

As a consequence

, they do not

use

their belonging for a longer period as they think to retaining their commodities makes them less perfect in the eyes of others.

However

,

this

trend might cause severe consequences which affect not only

people

but

also

the environment. The more

individuals

throw away their belonging, the more their future will be in danger.

In other words

, buying more products will result in fewer savings, so when

individuals

reach their retirement, they do not have enough money to take care of themselves.

Moreover

, producing more waste will pose a serious danger to the environment. Take tons of waste which are buried in landfills every year

as a result

of

consumptionism

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consumption

consumptions

as an example; if humans continue to do

this

, we will put different species of animals and plants on the verge of extinction.

For instance

, many forests will disappear as a product of

this

behaviour. In conclusion, it is better to

use

our belonging for a longer period and not throw them away after using them a couple of times.

Although

many TV programmes encourage the public to buy new stuff and get rid of old ones, the community should control its desire to do so

this

behaviour is dangerous for sustainable life on the earth.