Global litter is one of the major problems we face in the 21 st century. What can
be done to deal with this situation?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
We are living in a time which has been called the ‘throw away generation’. With
most people having disposable income, coupled with cheap imports from China,
people have increasingly developed irresponsible shopping habits. They are
always looking for the newest and latest item and are very willing to throw away
what they consider to be their out-of-date models. What can we do to cope with
this every increasing pile of global litter?
One way to tackle this problem would be to encourage companies to use biodegradable packaging for their products. Bio-degradable items decompose
naturally and therefore they do not add to the problem of litter. If these
companies advertised the ‘green’ nature of their products, I am sure many people
would want to buy them, and so such companies would become successful and
could be a real force for change within the society.
Another possible solution would be to save scrap metal in order to put it to further
use. To encourage people to recycle their metal products instead of just dumping
them, the government could introduce incentive schemes in which people would
receive financial rewards for recycling. As a result, all discarded metal products
such as vehicles, water tanks and machine parts could be melted down and used
to make other products.
The most effective method of reducing litter, however, is to educate people to
recycle their household waste products. In fact, schemes such as paper saving,
bottle banks and aluminium can collections have all been successful in reducing
litter in many countries. In the U.K. for example, the government refuse
collectors will not dispose of a person’s waste if they have not recycled it by
putting it into a series of different coloured bins. In this way, the problem of future
global litter will be reduced because there simply won’t be as much of it.
All things considered, there are many solutions to the problem of global litter.
The sooner these solutions are put into action, the more significant the reduction
in global litter will be. After all, who wants to live in a massive refuse bin? Our
planet deserves better, and so do we.
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PROBLEM AND SOLUTION ESSAY – GLOBAL LITTER
PROBLEM AND SOLUTION ESSAY – GLOBAL LITTER