Individuals can do nothing to improve the environment; only governments and large companies can make a difference. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

It is widely believed that individuals can improve the

environment

with the support of

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governments

and large companies. Personally, I strongly disagree that only

governments

and large companies can make a difference for a variety of reasons.

Firstly

, individual actions can together contribute to the positive change of the

environment

. They can help to protect the earth by everyday activity. It’s a fact that using more public transport

instead

of private vehicles can reduce a huge amount of toxic

emission

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to

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the air.

Water

bottles

is

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a clear example of environmental pollution.

According to

WWF, they take 450 years to decompose.

Therefore

, it would be beneficial for the globe if each member

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community

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the community

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uses

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reusable

water

bottles. Consumption habits

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also

a good way to fight pollution.

The environmentalists

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have shown that using plastic bags, laundry soaps or eating too much meat

are

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harmful to

source

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of

water

and land. For

examples

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, in 2022 it was reported in The Youth that over

1000

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1,000

tons of plastic trash bags

buried

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in

landfill

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every day. They break down into tiny toxic particles that make soil and waterways dirty. I am sure that

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governments

and organisations cannot take these actions

instead

individuals.

Secondly

, I

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that adults’ actions can spread out efficiently to

children

. The

children

observe their parents’ daily activities and absorb them because what parents do

show

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their

children

how they want to behave. It is gradually becoming brilliant awareness in

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.

For example

, where parents throw away trash influences how

children

behave with rubbish. How much

water

adults use, how

grow-up

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people use electricity,

how

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and how

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adults in

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the family

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family

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treat

to

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plastic bags all influence young people. In conclusion,

governments

and large organisations can support and help to protect our

environment

but surely cannot replace individuals’

role

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completely. In my opinion, I think the earth will have a great future if the

governments

, large companies and all members

in

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community

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collaborate together in saving natural resources and protecting the

environment

.