We must constantly buy and dispose of things to keep our economies going, and our fleeting desires satisfied.
Charles Kettering of General Motors, put it this way:
"The key to economic prosperity is the organized creation of dissatisfaction."
It is a vicious cycle, and one that must be broken. Eventually it will need to be replaced with a more logical circular economy where nothing is wasted.
Consuming less is the best and most straight forward way to reduce waste.
No crap in - no crap out.
Facts on Holiday Waste
🌲2.6 billion cards are sold each year in the US
🌲Half of the paper used in America is used to wrap and decorate consumer products
🌲From Thanksgiving to New Year's Day, household waste increases by more than 25%.
🌲33 million real Christmas trees are thrown out in North America every year.
🌲The average American spends $800 dollars on gifts over the holiday season.
🌲25 billion pounds of edible food are wasted each year.
Nearly 60% of Americans received unwanted gifts during the holiday. 52% of them re-gifted their unwanted gifts to others in an example of how one person's garbage can become another person's garbage.
In a national survey, 70% of Americans agreed that there should be less emphasis on gift giving and spending during the holidays.
Consider the beauty, the simplicity, and the sustainability of throwing a Buy Nothing Zero Waste holiday next year.
Happy Holidays 2022.
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