Environmental Problems Of Overpopulation

Overpopulation is something no one really likes to talk about. It is when the existing of the amount of humans has surpassed Earth’s capacity of carrying them. Many do not question overpopulation since they live through it every day and have become oblivious to it. Once in awhile, one may ask themselves why the lines at Walmart are so long or why there are fewer green areas and more buildings. Unfortunately, overpopulation affects everything around us. It has come to the point where jobs may not even be secure due to the high demand. It has also made humans over exploit the resources the Earth is giving them which can be very dangerous if this type of destruction continues. Another environmental issue caused by overpopulation is the biological

It does not simply “go away”. It has process; it begins with once taken from the garbage truck, then but it goes to landfills that have exceeded their limit, until it reach the ocean and into the atmosphere. the ocean you think is beautiful and into the air you breathe. Problems caused by O overpopulation: has overflowed the landfills with their unnecessary waste ,and, “the abuse of these landfills results in methane emissions that arise from the debris and toxins within the waste”. Humanity is harming itself. There are things that humans do to produce so much unnecessary waste that it is upsetting. For example, if a toaster breaks, our instinct is to instantly throw it away and buy another one. That adds more waste that cannot be broken down into the soil safely when it could have clearly been avoided. We seem to forget that there are small local shops that can repair the broken toaster or can repair that microwave or that fridge. Those items should not belong in the ocean. Before overpopulation started being a problem, people knew how to safely return their waste to the environment and were cautious about their use. In Waste Equals Food by William McDonough and Michael Braungart, it states, “populations swelled, and many communities began to take more resources and nutrients than could be naturally restored”. Now, people have overlooked this issue of waste since it does not directly affect them. As the population grows, more and more people will be uneducated leading to no clean water and no clean air. Next time, think about where and how you throw away your paper