Our Environment and Consumption

In Pursuit of Materialism

We definitely live in a materialistic society. People spend their days working to get more stuff. It's never enough. You need more stuff, better than your neighbor stuff, bigger stuff. Do you ever wonder what you are doing with all the stuff you have? What happens to it once you throw it out? Maybe you don't have enough stuff?

Here is a resource that might enlighten your perspective on things. It's a twenty minute fast paced, informative and entertaining video entitled The Story of Stuff.

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The video goes through the life cycle of stuff from extraction to production, distribution, consumption and finally disposal. Find out what's behind all the materialism that has taken hold of our society and what effect this has on our environment. See what we can do about it by watching The Story of Stuff. On the website you can watch the video directly, download a copy of it and check out an extensive list of resources on recycling, the environment and related topics.