Global Consumption and Environment
How does Global Consumption and the Environment connect
What is consumption?
Consumption is the act of consuming goods, food, or any material substance. Consumption can be when you consume, like when you by clothes. Consumption can also be when something consumes, like when a cow eats grass or a car uses gas. Consumption can be bad when we start consuming too much of one thing, like plastic or when we consume something that is not good for us or the environment, like when we consume Fossil fuels and it causes polution.
What is the Environment?
The environment is any place where living organisms survive. Anything from plants to people have an environment.
Here are some places where the environment and the bi-product of consumption clash.
Water pollution
Water pollution is when trash or oil gets in the water. It is a problem because it effects not only fish and aquatic creatures but people too. In Bangladesh people have to collect their drinking water from this. This causes major health problems when your liver starts to fail because it is not meant to filter out trash.
Air pollution
Air pollution is when we burn fossil fuels and they release the smoke into the air. This is a problem in America because the smoke carries chemicals that can cause lung cancer. So when Americans in factories or cars burn fossil fuels they are releasing toxic chemicals into the air.
Land pollution
Land pollution is when we put trash in landfills. Over time the trash builds up and makes a mountain of trash. The two main things that cause this to be bad are, the trash will build to the point where it can't bulid anymore . Once they have filled a landfill they will most likely leave the trash there which can stay there for years and leak into the ground
Here's how you can help
For most types of pollution recycling helps! Most 1st world countries have started a nation wide recycling program. As for air pollution, driving cars less is what most people can do the easiest. So instead of driving maybe ride bikes or carpool more often.