Band 7 essay sample | We are producing more garbage

This band 7 IELTS essay was submitted by one of our students. Note that all band score estimates are approximate.

Nowadays we are producing more and more rubbish. Why do you think this happening? What can governments do to help reduce the amount of rubbish produced?

You should spend about 40 minutes on this essay writing task and write at least 250 words.

Band 7 essay sample

The amount of rubbish producing by average household has raised dramatically in the last few decades. This essay considering the reasons for this negative trend and suggests some ways how this problem could be solved.

Growing standard of living and new technologies changed the way we treat the food. A couple of decades ago one could be surprised by seeing every single fruit packed to its own wrapping in a supermarket. Now it is not the case. The breakthrough in chemical technology made plastic production fairly cheap. It also changed people habit. Now, when one feels thirsty he just buys a plastic bottle of water without thinking about the future of empty bottle. A short while ago we used textile bags to carry purchases from a shop, but today everybody relies on plastic bags providing for free.

Several measures could be undertaken by governments in order to reduce the amount of trash. The main one is a restriction of plastic production. For example, they can forbid free bags in supermarkets. Also, it is possible to increase taxes for plastic bottles vendors and encourage deposit return system. In addition, it is important to tell school children about responsible consuming and about the impact rubbish has to nature.

To conclude, growing economy force people to consume more and, as a consequence, to produce more wastes. However, a set of measures still could be undertaken by governments to save the planet from the frightening amount of rubbish.

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