Some people believe that manufacturers and supermarkets should minimise the packaging material used. However, others think that consumers should avoid heavily packaged goods. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Some people believe that manufacturers and supermarkets should minimise the packaging material used. However, others think that consumers should avoid heavily packaged goods. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

There is nowadays an intriguing debate brewing up, due to the material used in wrapping things, that who should work to put a halt to this practice. There is a lobby that justifies that this initiative should be taken up by producers and retailers, while others believe that shoppers should refrain from buying such goods. I will discuss both the views in the following paragraphs.

The appealing material used in wrapping leads to the depletion of natural resources. By minimising the utilisation of packaging material, ones producing the merchandise can help nip the evil in its bud, and contribute towards the environment; saving energy used in the production process. As a result, this will aid in curbing the pollution emitted in the procedure. Furthermore, promoting such an act would instil a sense of responsibility in them towards safeguarding the environment.

Similarly,  manufacturers could save a considerable amount of money by reducing the usage of wrapping material. This cost-cutting would result in generating a rich profusion of profits, thereby, flourishing several sectors like manufacturing and retail. The benefits accrued will be in form of lower operational costs, the benefit could be also passed down to the consumers in form of lower prices, augmenting  business in the process.

However, the other lobby suggests consumers should don the mantle of such a task, they rule the roost and carry the power to bring in changes quite rapidly. If the buyers start abstaining from over-packed goods, the producers and sellers will be forced to spring into action: they unsold stock will bleed their resources and cause them losses, persuading them quickly to surrender to the will of their audience and stop this wasteful practice.  

To reiterate, after assessing both the views,  I feel that such initiatives, like curbing over packing, should be jointly handled by both the parties. When the objective involves the noble cause of protecting the environment, everyone sharing and exploiting it, should join hands.