These days, many people use purchased things for the least amount of time due to consumer culture and immediately treat them as garbage, while its implications have been one of the biggest factors in environmental pollution. I believe that this essay will discuss the main causes of this trend and its negative consequences.
Nowadays, the majority of individuals support consumer culture. Because of mass production, people buy affordable clothes, furniture, cosmetics, and so on. Moreover, cheap products attract more consumers, as many people like to buy things that will not hurt their wallets. Another example is related to quality. Factories produce cheap products because they want to save more money. It affects the quality as well. Not only do consumers want to try all low-quality things, but their expectations are also high. As a result, the product gets damaged in a short time, and people have to throw them away. Furthermore, social media also significantly contributes to this culture. In today’s world, when technology develops very fast with utterly big changes in trends, people tend to repurchase some types of products every month.
On the other hand, people do not realize how dangerous this problem is. When they throw things away a lot of times, it creates garbage. All garbage will not be recycled as it is supposed to be because, in some countries, this system has not developed yet. Consequently, it pollutes the air and water and negatively impacts natural creatures and the environment overall. The quality of nature will decrease dramatically and make our lives worse than we could ever expect. Our health will definitely suffer, particularly our respiratory system. Individuals with rare illnesses such as asthma will struggle more.
To sum up, individuals are encouraged to replace their products without a substantial factor, while it negatively impacts the environment. I hope in the future this problem will be controlled by the government and local communities, and people will find other options to prevent this problem.