The debate over whether manufacturing companies and supermarkets should take the responsibility to minimize the amount of packaged products or consumers should boycott or at least try to avoid purchasing items with excessive plastic or packaging has long been a topic of much discussion. This essay will examine both perspectives and argue that responsibility should be shared.
On the one hand, manufactures have direct control over packaging process, making it easier for them to use more eco-friendly alternatives such as paper packages or inventing new biodegradable bags for commercial use. As it not only reduces pollution rate in some point, but also ensures consumers’ health by reducing level of chemicals they intake daily, for instance. Furthermore, supermarkets also have some responsibility as replacing plastic bags with paper bags or with ones made of fabric, which is suitable for using multiple times.
On the other hand, customers also should avoid purchasing excessively packaged goods, which is not only beneficial for thier own wellbeing, but also for the society and biodiversity they live in. When individuals reduce purchasing packaged goods, most of the companies’ sales drop noticeable, causing them to try and invest money on different practical approaches. As a result, this huge reduction on market force companies change thier approach to business and create more eco-friendly products over the period of time.
From my perspective, both companies and customers should share equal responsibility in this uneasy job. While companies should control the production and adopt new technologies as they have enough resources and money to invest, individuals need to control the demand in market putting more pressure on manufacturers.
In conclusion, both manufacturers and consumers are responsible for reducing excessive packaging, and only through their combined efforts can this problem be solved.