many people say that we have developed into a "throw-away society",because we are filling up our environment

Question

with so many plastic bags and rubbish that we cannot fully dispose of.do you agree?and what measures can you recommend to reduce this problem?

Answer 1

People began calling this a throw away society in the 80s.....when was the last time you saw a soft drink bottle returnable for deposit & refilled?

The last 10 years have brought significant reduction in some types of trash. Most notably plastics & paper. More commitment is still desparately needed.

Effective recycling is still a few years off in many communities, while others have difficulty with compliance.

Less packaging used to market products would help, but then the marketers know what we buy, & that's usually a nice package!!

Answer 2

yes the problem is cost related. for a company time wise it is cheaper to replace then to repair or rebuild. People have the same problem on a smaller scale. ie: tv breaks $125 to fix or replace for $125???

The second part of the problem is the landfills. Go visit one sometime. Most only use voluntary recycling at the landfill.
Only thing I can think of is the trash needs to be dumped on long conveyers and the re-cyclables need to be pulled. reducing the trash by around 70% that get buried in the landfill.

Answer 3

Yes, I entirely agree. However, I think people try to ignore things like that by pointing the fingers at things that are smaller in numbers, like smokers.