Waste And Garbage

Prosperity has created a huge waste disposal problem. To make our life easier, we buy. We buy books and magazines to read about the world. We buy food to satisfy our appetite. But by doing so, we create a huge problem of waste

Where does all this garbage go?

People all over the world have acquired harmful buying habits. For instance, to save labour we buy domestic gadgets: refrigerators, microwaves, vacuum cleaners, washing machines and others, and to save time, we eat both instant and fast food. The popularity of disposable products is increasing. Sooner or later, most things that we bring into our homes end up as garbage. The result is an extraordinary amount of waste.

In general, developed countries produce more waste than developing ones. According to various surveys, the amount of waste in a particular country is mostly influenced by its standard of living. In other words, the more we buy, the more we throw away. The surveys also revealed that in developing countries, the waste level in large cities is significantly higher than in rural areas.

The increase in rubbish harms the environment in many ways. Forests are cut down to make throwaway cardboard and furniture which end up spoiling the countryside and rivers. Burning plastic gives off toxic gases which spoil the air

Clearly, we must soon change our buying habits and way of thinking. If we don’t, the expanding problems of waste disposal and environment degradation will do it for us and by then it may be too late.