How did we become a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to replace an item than to spend times and money to repair it. Thanks to modern manufacturing and technology. Companies are able to produce items quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and prices are low, so we would rather buy item- from toasters to TVs-are almost impossible to repair. These products contain many tiny, complicated parts.Some even contain small computer chips. It’s easier to throw these itemsaway and buy new ones than to fix them.