My favourite conscious consumption Re- word is REFUSE. If something doesn't fit with your environmental values the thing to do is refuse to consume it.
The following words from Pete Seger are an excellent anti-consumption guideline, and amount to about the same thing.
“If it can’t be
- reduced,
- reused,
- repaired,
- rebuilt,
- refurbished,
- resold,
- recycled or
- composted
then it should be
- restricted,
- redesigned, or
- removed from production."
- Pete Seger
Yes!
ReplyDeleteMy "refuse" also extends to those who insist on buying things for me. It's so hard to get across to some people that my lack of stuff is a choice! I don't need or want them to buy me things.
ReplyDeleteMurmurings of a revolution, REFUSE!
ReplyDeleteFunny, when I'm talking to someone about recycling and they proudly tell me they recycle like it is supposed to mean it is OK to consume all they want. I just say I refuse, refuse to buy, refuse to acquire. I get some strange looks.
Pete Seger had a lot of things figured out.