Nowadays, the world environment problem is going to be a concern. Some people think that retailers should take part in the responsibility of packaging reduction on their selling products. However, some people say that customers should not consume this type of product. This essay will show my opinions on these two given statements.
Firstly, supermarkets and shops should be concerned about environmental issues. For example, in many countries, some stores do not give plastic shopping bags to their customers because they want to reduce plastic bag usage. Some shops encourage their customers by giving a reward to customers who refuse to take a plastic bag. However, this is not a key point of reducing a product’s packaging because some restaurants still use many plastic utensils that cause overconsumption issues, such as plastic spoons, plastic bowls, an unrecycling container and so on. I think that the government should legislate about packaging usage and encourage every store to use biodegradable packaging instead of unrecycled packaging.
On the other hand, the over-use packaging problem is not just the retailers’ responsibility. Every consumer should focus on this issue. For instance, some customers use their own food containers and utensils when they purchase food to avoid using single-use packaging. However, some consumers tend to reuse plastic bags when they go to the grocery due to some rewards that the supermarket gives to customers to encourage customers to bring their own bags when they are shopping in the store such as membership points, discounts and so on.
To sum up, I think that the reduction of products’ packaging is not just the responsibility of both customers and shops. Thus, In my opinion, the main organisation that should be concerned about this issue is the government. They can legislate environmental laws to force huge supermarkets to be concerned about the overconsumption of using products’ packaging.Some people say that supermarkets should have the responsibility to reduce the amount of packaging for products they sell. Others say it is the resposibility of the consumers to avoid such products. Discuss and give your opinion.