Question

Give an example of a public policy that has been formulated to address a natural resource issue. State the issue that public policy is intended to address and how the public policy addresses that issue.

Answer 1

Public Policy of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle is to address the natural resource issue. Separate trash boxes have been installed for biodegradeable and non-biodegradeable products. This enables clean separation and reuse of goods. Articles made of plastic which are non-biodegradeable can be recycled for reuse thereby, reducing the need for manufacturing such products again. Also, biodegradable waste can be disposed safely without any hassle and harm to the environment. Nowadays, separate trash boxes for disposal of electronic waste have also been installed at various places due to which the need to spend more money and resources in order to reproduce such items has gone down drastically. It is also saving cost of production for electronic companies in addition to saving natural resources required to produce them.