How can we help to reduce the damage caused by runaway consumerism?
Key concepts: Place Interdependence Environmental interaction SpaceHow does the demand for consumer items in the UK have impacts across the globe? Consumerism is linked with issues on a range of scales that have been covered in this unit so far: • Excessive food miles and climate change • Loss of green belt land • Child labour and labour exploitation • Depletion of resources • Online fraud • Changes to our communities How does the demand for consumer items affect different societies and environments? In the UK we consume a lot. As a result, we throw away a lot of rubbish. Currently, levels of household waste in the UK are increasing at a rate of 3% each year. This equates to a doubling of levels every twenty years. Waste levels spike during Christmas and New Year, with about one-tenth of our annual rubbish (three million tonnes) being generated over the festive period. The government sponsored organisation Recycle Now estimates that we throw away one billion Christmas cards, eight mill
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