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Reflection on the Throw-away Society 随想之“丢弃式”社会

August 24, 2022 Hua Siyao 

Compared to people decades ago, individuals nowadays would tend to drop used stuff, instead of recycling or reusing them. While several factors may lead to the phenomenon, the aggravating environment warrant our attention to tackle the problem.  

与几十年前的人相比,如今人们往往选择丢弃用过的东西,而不是回收或再利用它们。虽然有许多因素可能导致这一现象,但日益恶化的环境需要我们解决这一问题。


There are two main factors that consumers today do not keep many goods for a long period of time. Firstly, the increasing of wealth and lower price of the products make it easier to throw them away. Young people, in particular, who have been living in the pleasant environment, prefer to pursue the latest goods, which is in accordance with their consumption views. Lack of environmental awareness is another reason for the choice. People have not realized the resource waste and energy consumption caused by their acts, even though it is convenient for them to replace the used product with a new one.  

如今的消费者不再长期保留许多商品,主要有两个因素。首先是财富的增加和产品价格的降低。特别是年轻人,他们一直生活在舒适的环境中,更喜欢追求最新的商品,这与他们的消费观是一致的。缺乏环保意识是另一原因。人们没有意识到他们的行为所造成的资源浪费和能源消耗,尽管用新的产品替代旧的产品对他们来说很方便。


However, in an age of environment overload, it is pressing to mitigate the problem. First and foremost, the promotion of environmental awareness is necessary. After all, changing the ways people use and dispose of different products is the core of the solutions. Additionally, some related policies should be carried out by the authority to deter consumers from throwing away recyclable goods at random, such as the tax penalty, the weekly activity in order to collect disposable goods for reusing and so forth.

然而,在这样一个环境超载的时期,解决这一问题迫在眉睫。首先,提高环保意识是非常必要的。毕竟,改变人们使用和处理不同产品的方式是解决问题的核心。此外,政府部门应实施一些相关的政策,以阻止消费者随意丢弃可回收的商品,如收取税收罚款,每周收集一次性商品进行再利用等等。


In conclusion, the attitude toward consumption and prosperous local economies have mainly caused the random and excessive disposal of products, and joint efforts are warranted to address the problem.

总而言之,产品被随意、过度地丢弃的主要原因是消费观和地方经济的发展,而解决这个问题需要多方的努力。




Date: August 24, 2022


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