Ascelation of producing consumer goods is believed to take serious toll on the environment. It is due to the huge amount of pollutant factories release in response to the costumers’ needs, which could be addressed if governmental authorities take greater control over the function of these places.
Excessive demands of various goods in society, due to the stimulated desires mainly by social media in order to lead extravagent lifestyle, have led to an unsurge to the production speed of different factories where the public needs are warmly embraced for their own profits. The more goods such places produce, the more amount of toxic contaminants would be released into the air, water, and soil. This polluted ecosysem not only threatens an array of surrounding species but also does severe harm to people living near by and exposes them to a number of health threats, including Asthma and heart diseases.
One concrete action to counteract this damage would be by authorities to interfere in a determined way. Governments are believed to hold the keys to solving this issue by introducing tougher legislations curbing the activities of industries. For instance, heavy taxes should be imposed to factories producing higher than an annual fixed amount introduced, especially for those manufacturing stuff like plastic bags which take centuries to decompose. These reforms would live up to expectations only if the public awareness also increases in terms of the detrimental impacts their consumerism has on our ecosystem and their well-being alike.
On balance, unnecessarily huge production of consumer goods would contaminant the natural environment through life-threatening toxic substances various manufaturers release during their processes. To unravel the intricacy, curtailing the activities of such premises through punishing the delinquents financially could be a major step toward this goal.