The best way to solve environmental problems caused by consumer-generated waste is for towns and cities to impose strict limits on the amount of trash they will accept from each household.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position.
TS: Limiting the amount of trash would not solve the problem because the proposed measure would be difficult to implement and may lead to illegal waste disposal. Clearly better approaches include creating economic incentives for the residents and the companies to reduce domestic waste and using new technologies such as incinerators. As for the impact on the environment caused by incinerators, the use of the technology can be justified if the overall cost is smaller than the costs of the alternative solutions and the technology may be further improved in future.
ts1: it is not feasible for the government to limit the amount of trash that each household can dispose
- the cost of enforcing the law can be very high
- the people may choose to dispose trash secretly and illegally
- the policy may be challenged as the quality of life will be severely compromised
ts2: there are better ways to solve the problems such as creating more incentives for reducing trash and recycling and using new technology (incinerator)
- offering tax credit for recycling companies and imposing taxes on disposable consumer items http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/07/disposablesociety.asp
- invest in building incinerators
ts3: while the technological solutions such as incinerators may cause more pollution in the short term, more resources devoted to the research and development will further improve its efficiency and functionality
- better models could be developed to understand the chemical processes of burning the trash
- researches will lead to new technologies to process the waste gas before it is released to the atmosphere