Responsibility for future

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUTURE

by Minh Trieu 

According to Article, we are facing with a plastic and we do not know about it. This study shows us that there are 8 trillion plastic pieces entering aquatic habitats in the United States every day. In order to find a solution for this problem, it is necessary that entire society have to work together by different means such as education for the young people, by establishing law and by the attention of each individual in society.

First of all, education has to play an important role in this process. The family should be the first school for children as Vietnamese often says. Therefore, as first teachers, parents need to teach their children about the negative consequences of plastics for the environment around us. This lesson has to be conveyed to their children by their own good examples, that is, parents must do what they ask their children to do. For example, parents should teach their child know how to sort rubbish and what kind of rubbish can be recycled. This lesson should be taught in school in different methods. For example, teachers can show a movie about the plastic pollution and explain for kids the negative consequences when we throw plastic objects into the water.  In high school and university, teachers should encourage students to discuss the plastic pollution and find concrete solutions that can be applied in their own situation. 

Secondly, one of the best ways is that producers have to be more responsible for their products. To be more responsible means that companies and producers should be required to find alternative materials that can be recycled and reused. In fact, many companies have tried to find new ways to reduce the plastic pollution. For example, in Korea, many companies have produced cosmetic products without microbeads. This effort should be widened and encouraged in other countries.

Finally, government and international organizations have to work together in order to find effective solutions for this problem. According to Article, plastics microbeads will be banned from the US to protect the waterways of this country. Because the researchers suggested that a ban on “microbeads would be the best way to protect water quality, wildlife, and other resources”. I think that this ban is able to apply in other countries on over the world. Moreover, the result of new research should be shared widely because of benefits of all human beings.

In conclusion, the fact that the plastic pollution is a global crisis calls one of us participate in finding solutions for this problem.  Given that importance of this problem, it is necessary that every institution in society and government need to take action. It is not only necessary to protect our environment for us but also to protect it for next generations. The future of this world depends on our actions and choices now and here.