Environmental Policies

When I think about enviromental policies, I can't help comparing Chile with other countries and how behind we are in things like waste management, environmental conservation, and so on. For example, in Japan it is against the law not to recycle; you have to separate trash in plastics, cans and paper, but in Chile just a few people are concerned about its importance. We just keep adding trash in the mountain of garbage we already have and do not try to reduce it.
Another aspect that our country doesn't worry enough about, is the control of  the residential and industrial area increase. Maybe it is because the government prioritize the profits that any industry can bring to the country over the benefits that a good legislation can bring to the environment and society.
If we just sit and think the only ones that would lose with the implementantion and a correct monitoring of the law compliance are the industries, and yes, the country income would -for certain- be reduced, but Chile could overcome this decrease of income investing in new activities that would come with the environmental conservation, such as ecoturism. This way we could be an economy in harmony with nature.