Some people claim that not enough of the waste from homes is recycled. They say that the only way to increase recycling is for governments to make it a legal requirement. To what extent do you think laws are needed to make people recycle more of their waste?
To what extent do you think laws are needed to make people recycle more of their waste?
Some people claim that not enough of the waste from homes is recycled. They say that the only way to increase recycling is for governments to make it a legal requirement.
Why make law?
Initially people will follow the legal statute without question
Gradually, they will start understanding the relevance of recycling
Others will also take up the practice
After a generation has passed, this exercise will become a social ritual
Why not?
Law will be too harsh a step: recycling is a relatively new concept in rudimentary stage
People do not have knowledge and resources
Spreading awareness is a better way
Monetary benefits
It is suggested by many that recycling should be made a law to persuade the domestic sector to embrace it completely. How far this proposal can be deemed acceptable is a matter that needs critical analysis before arriving at a plausible verdict.
To commence with, it has been observed that all efforts and resources invested in persuading households to recycle the refuse at homes, have failed miserably, and the production of the garbage continues (unabated) without restrictions. Therefore, turning this system into a legally binding obligation will force everyone to follow it without giving it a second thought since its non-compliance will invite penalties and punishments, which no one will be prepared to bear. For instance, when the government of New York, in 2020, imposed the blanket ban on pressure horns within the city, every New Yorker immediately removed these equipment from their vehicles.
Similarly, it is undeniable that when someone, even out of fear, starts practicing/following a procedure, they start comprehending the relevance behind such an exercise, and make it an integral part of their daily regime. To corroborate, after helmets were made compulsory in India, some had registered their protest, nonetheless gradually, they realised how significant this safety gear was for their life, and now every two-wheeler rider in India uses it. Moreover, such a move will help ensure that the current and the subsequent generations start reusing their old material as a part of their everyday routine. It has been experienced that when one adopts something as their habit, their children take it up as a ritual.
In hindsight, only a law can encourage a quick response from the citizens and force them to recycle their household waste and unused material without reluctance, and eventually make it a social custom.
Introduction 1
Recycling may have become a buzzword, but it is felt that this process is not being embraced whole-heartedly by the domestic sector, so to make it a regular regime it is suggested that a law should be enacted to make it mandatory for all. I concur with this proposal in absolute terms, and shall elaborate my stand in the following paragraphs.
Introduction 2
