Throw-away society

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The throw-away society is a human society strongly influenced by consumerism. The term describes a critical view of over-consumption and excessive production of short-lived or disposable items.

[edit] Rise of packaging waste

Between the start of New York City waste collections in 1905 and 2005 there was a ten-fold rise in "product waste" (packaging and old products), from 92 to 1,242 pounds per person per year. Containers and packaging now represent 32 percent of all municipal solid waste. Non-durable goods (products used less than three years) are 27 percent, and durable goods are 16 percent.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Ethical consumerism
• Consumer education
• Planned obsolescence

[edit] Notes and references

1. ^ Products, Waste, And The End Of The Throwaway Society, Helen Spiegelman and Bill Sheehan, The Networker, http://www.sehn.org/Volume_10-2.html

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