The production cost of resources has a demonstrable effect on society, especially with regards to plastic.
As declining cost of plastic has risen significantly, a large number of plastic waste has been used and caused pollution, leading several problems to the countryside and sea, which this essay will explore in addition to their solutions.
There are many reasons why more and more plastic waste has increased. For most among these is the price of plastic, which is cheap. This situation make people to use a greater number of plastic instead of other materials. Moreover, environmental conservation reports mention that 57 percent of citizens who use plastic bags throw it away after using, causing environmental degradation. This consequence lead to a higher number of plastic which is hard to recycle, make dirty areas and harm to aquatic animals. In addition, governments focus to use taxpayer funds in public infrastructure rather than with waste management due to the short-term benefits. For instance, if governments decide to build railway instead of manage plastic waste. The residents will not only commute faster but also improve their quality of life that managing plastic waste cannot offer. Furthermore, individuals also lack of negative impact of waste, leading people to throw away one-time materials using.
However, there are clear solutions for this problem, should governments be willing to try them. To begin, authorities should raising taxes of plastic. This policy act as financial deterrent, causing citizens reduce spending on plastic. However, by applying this not effective on its own, education about plastic also need to be implement. Governments must include the lesson about negative impact of plastic waste in order to raise residents’ awareness of the natural world. When people understand the severe consequences, they can make informed decision whether to use plastic only once or try to reuse it. These lessons and policies conserve the natural places and avoid destroying our oceans.
In conclusion, although more and more plastic waste has polluted cities can cause by cheaper plastic and lack of governments duties, these are issues with clear solution, if governments try to increase the tax of plastic and implement education about environment to society.