Science (086) — CBSE Class 10 board question

Two reasons to justify this statement:

1. More disposable products: Improved lifestyle has led to increased use of disposable items (plastic cups, packaging, wrappers), which generate large amounts of non-biodegradable waste.

1. Changes in packaging: Modern packaging uses non-biodegradable materials like plastics, which persist in the environment for a long time, adding to the waste problem.

Source: Chapter 13, Section 13.2.2 — Managing the Garbage we Produce

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The textbook explicitly states: "Improvements in our life-style have resulted in greater amounts of waste material generation. Changes in attitude also have a role to play, with more and more things we use becoming disposable. Changes in packaging have resulted in much of our waste becoming non-biodegradable."

Examiners expect students to pick two distinct reasons from these three cues — disposable culture, changed attitudes, or non-biodegradable packaging. Avoid vague answers; link each point clearly to waste generation.