Consumption - Greenpeace International

#Consumption

Fast food, fast fashion, single use plastic and disposable electronics are trashing our planet. Let’s buy less, live more. Unsustainable consumption is driving a vicious cycle of environmental destruction and injustice. And it’s not making us happy.

We have to work to make sure that our human economies function within nature's limits. Let’s define ourselves, not by what we own but through our experiences and relationships. Not by what we consume but by what we contribute.

By working together we can turn a vicious cycle into a virtuous one, giving both the planet and peace a chance.

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Energy Revolution, Consumption, Coal, Climate

Switching on to Green Electronics

It's time for the electronics industry to green-up: this report details the problems with toxic components, recycling and energy policies, explaining what the industry needs to do to lessen its increasingly negative environmental and social impacts.

Greenpeace International
31 December 2009
1 min read
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Energy Revolution, Consumption, Health

Recycling of electronic waste in India and China – Summary

Expansion of the global market for electrical and electronic products continues to accelerate, while the lifespan of the products is dropping, resulting in a corresponding explosion in electronic scrap.

Greenpeace International
17 August 2005
1 min read

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