Consumption volumes are proliferating, which leads to an increase in waste pollution. Waste pollution is a global environmental problem that threatens life on Earth, as it is associated with the devastation of ecological resources, danger to humanity, and economic issues. First, garbage pollutes the environment and devastates its resources, creating an epidemiological and toxicological hazard. Forrest et al. (2019) note that due to the release of methane, sulfur dioxide, and solvents, atmospheric air suffers, and soils and groundwater are polluted from heavy metals and insecticides contained in the garbage. Secondly, garbage, which contains toxins, harms human health through the environment. According to Windsor et al. (2019), this manifests itself in the disruption of the functioning of body systems, including the respiratory, digestive, reproductive, endocrine, and immune systems. Thirdly, garbage is an economically significant type of raw material for many industries, the non-use of which entails economic losses.
Works Cited
Forrest, Andrew, et al. “Eliminating Plastic Pollution: How a Voluntary Contribution from Industry Will Drive the Circular Plastics Economy.” Frontiers in Marine Science, vol. 6, 2019, 627.
Windsor, Fredric M., et al. “A Catchment‐scale Perspective of Plastic Pollution.” Global Change Biology, vol.25, no. 4, 2019, pp.1207-1221.