Our economies and our jobs depend on mass consumption, argues Oliver Williams. If we all consume less to save the planet, the economy will tank and millions will lose their jobs. The answer is not frugality, but reductions in population.
… Unravelling the Relationships between Used-Clothing Imports and the Decline of African Clothing Industries , is that African countries fail to establish their own clothing industries due to the competition of …
How can we reduce our ever increasing throughput of raw materials? By breaking out the the 'iron cage of consumerism', writes Mariale Moreno: make things to last - whether clothes, houses, cars, or washing machines. Join a car club. Share domestic appliances with neighbors. And bring back the laundromat!
Recycling is not enough! Sharing is the way to achieve a circular economy Mariale Moreno | 13th March 2014 Ethical Living Green Economy Consumerism Waste Recycling laundromat-cut.jpg How can we …
Hunter Lovins is on a mission, writes Sophie Morlin-Yron: to put the transformational technologies we already have to work for the benefit of people and business - and to re-create the economy so it's no longer a machine for polluting the planet and devouring natural resources, but a mechanism for building and sustaining natural and human capital.
… sustainability pioneer Interface , Unilever, clothing company Patagonia and US retail giant …
Plastic waste, often burning, is a constant companion in Gambia, a poor country where few enjoy formal rubbish collection, writes Louise Hunt. Now a pioneering project to upcycle waste plastic is beginning to tackle the problem - and in the process enhancing women's social and economic status.
… suffer as criminal gangs target lucrative clothing recycling sector It teaches them …