Use and throw away culture is becoming increasingly popular.
What steps can be taken to counter this trend?
Modern culture is consumeristic and it is known as ‘disposable’
culture. We live in an age of ever- growing technology and people show keen interest in
the latest forms of technology. As such, durability of things have taken a back
seat. The attitude of giving preference to convenience also encourages the ‘throw
away culture’. In many ways the throw away culture is wasteful.
At the outset, ‘throw away culture’ represents everything
from disposing of used syringes or tea cups to discarding computers or even old
vehicles. Destroying used plastic is a major problem everywhere Recycling
plastic is a process that needs a lot of electricity. Generating electricity at
an affordable cost is a serious challenge to mankind. Conventional methods of
generating energy add to pollution, and global warming which threatens the very
survival of life on earth.
Besides, repairing and reusing machines do not interest multinational
companies. Insteas, they promote more and more of their new products. Disposing
a lot of waste materials which contain heavy metals like lead and mercury, and
poisonous gases has become a formidable challenge to mankind. It is said that
the earth can satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.
To conclude, we have been using the earth’s resources for
years. Our needs are unlimited but the means to satisfy them are limited. Producing
substitutes for many scarce materials is possible; but this process needs
abundant supply of energy. Considering all these aspects, ‘throw away culture’
takes the world to the brink of an imminent energy crisis, The earlier we solve
it, the better it is for everybody. We have to be proactive to combat this
global menace.
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