Nowadays In Many Countries Household Waste-IELTS Writing Task 2

Nowadays in many countries household waste e.g. food packaging is increasing day by day. What are the causes for that? How can this problem be solved?

Outline

Essay Type

Cause/Solution essay

Introduction

Introducing the topic, citing examples of commonly occurring waste products of our use, and how this essay will explore reasons and mention possible solutions for the same.

Paragraph 1 – A few reasons about how and why household waste has increased in various countries. Examples like aluminium and plastic containers gaining prominence in a takeaway food culture shows how wastage occurs in a household.

Paragraph 2 – Certain solutions to this issue, like adopting biodegradable or recyclable food containers, recycling instead of dumping waste and generating awareness towards a greener and sustainable lifestyle mentioned.

Conclusion

Restate your views.

Sample Essay

The world is consuming goods and services at an unprecedented rate, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, a household had produced great amounts of wastage, like aluminium tin-foil containers, plastic containers, use-and-throw gloves and masks, etc. This essay will explore the reasons for this and mention some possible solutions.

To embark on the topic, there are a few reasons why this issue has become a global concern. Nowadays, people tend to buy new things instead of reusing old ones. We consume more and more, thereby producing more wastage, be it the plastic bags that we use to carry foods and other things or the containers that we use to store food regularly. “Ordering in” has become a new normal as time constraints and convenience stand in the way of a home-cooked meal, and what remains, in the end, is satisfaction for the self and plastic throwaways for the earth.

Solutions do exist to this problem. First and foremost, restaurants should adopt a green approach towards food delivery, i.e., the food containers should either be recyclable or biodegradable. Recently, in Germany, a company started selling leaf-based containers, a product popular in the street food scenario of India. More countries should embrace this biodegradable product. Secondly, the dumping of waste into rivers, seas and oceans, and landfills should be avoided, and instead, they should be recycled. But the most important thing remains in the hands of normal people, for no solution will work without conscious use and awareness. So, everyone should switch to a sustainable lifestyle, something that will definitely ease the strain put on the planet.

In conclusion, the waste crisis is already impending predicaments on us, but we, both individuals and species, possess the intellect and will to fight through it.

Vocabulary

• Unprecedented

Meaning: never done or known before.
Example – The emphasis has been on coming up with solutions to save lives in these unprecedented times.

• Embark

Meaning: begin
Example – He embarked on a new career.

• Ordering in

Meaning: to order food from a restaurant and ask for it to be delivered to you.
Example – I was too tired to cook, so he suggested ordering in food.

• Constraints

Meaning: a limitation or restriction.
Example – Due to time constraints, I had to let go of my pottery classes.

• Throwaway

Meaning: products that are intended to be discarded after being used once or a few times.
Example – It reminds me of the time when we had throwaway cameras.

• Embrace

Meaning: accept
Example – He embraced the idea of change in his life.

• Sustainable

Meaning:conserving an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources.
Example – Many countries are committing to sustainable development.

• Strain

Meaning: a severe or excessive demand on the strength, resources, or abilities of someone or something.
Example – The accusations put a strain on relations between the two countries.

• Impending

Meaning: (of an event regarded as threatening or significant) about to happen; forthcoming.
Example – The author had returned to his country ahead of the impending war.

• Predicament

Meaning: a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
Example – His decisions put his company into a financial predicament.