Our planet is being destroyed at a truly alarming rate, and many of us either don't care, or aren't actually realising the devastation that's being caused owing to our consumer lifestyle. The 42" TV you have which replaced the 32" TV, needs to originate from somewhere, along with all the clothes, book, shoes, gadgets, furniture and everything else you've purchased throughout your life. To ensure that these products to be produced, natural minerals need to be sourced from the earth, and then these natural minerals have to be manufactured to form the products you now call your own. Masses of land are cleared each day across the globe to source for these minerals, and to set the production of various items in motion. Not only is this creating a catastrophic impact on our planet at the moment, but it is also going to cause a massive issues further in the future in many years to come, and what we're doing to our planet now won't be reversible.
The issue with this consumer lifestyle is the fact we're never happy. We continually want much more, even getting into debt to get it. We buy what we want not whatever we need. We replace our possessions not simply after they become damaged and un-usable, but when we've grown bored of them and something that is supposedly better arrives on the high street grabbing our attention. We want alot more, and this is what's damaging the environment. We probably don't pay much attention to it, as we believe this matter will take years to manifest, but this isn't the situation, the result is immediate. There was a big push within the uk a few years ago about recycling what gets thrown out, and asking people to think ‘green', however, not much really is said nowadays, this is a shame. It's a shame as people aren't mindful of the situation of recycling, they presume that everything they dispose of would be recycled, this is definitely not the situation. Whilst it is true, that if you go to a recycling centre, or sort your trash into the appropriate recycle bin, then there's a strong possibility that the item will in fact be recycled, but many household and personal items simply aren't able to be recycled. And what happens to these items is that they're put in land fill dumps, normally in a 3rd world country. Your old TV's along with your old computers are shipped across to some third world country, often India, or one of several African nations, but there are many more out there, and the items are dumped. Now, these products aren't biodegradable, so they won't waste away in the future, they'll stay there permanently, and what often happens is that those who reside in these countries need to make do with these things on their doorstep, some even live among them. It's imperative that you understand exactly what's happening in our world regarding consumerism, and the consequence it's having on this planet in general, as it's a lasting damage that is going to be with the plant long after we're gone, and we're the route cause of the trouble.
The issue with this consumer lifestyle is the fact we're never happy. We continually want much more, even getting into debt to get it. We buy what we want not whatever we need. We replace our possessions not simply after they become damaged and un-usable, but when we've grown bored of them and something that is supposedly better arrives on the high street grabbing our attention. We want alot more, and this is what's damaging the environment. We probably don't pay much attention to it, as we believe this matter will take years to manifest, but this isn't the situation, the result is immediate. There was a big push within the uk a few years ago about recycling what gets thrown out, and asking people to think ‘green', however, not much really is said nowadays, this is a shame. It's a shame as people aren't mindful of the situation of recycling, they presume that everything they dispose of would be recycled, this is definitely not the situation. Whilst it is true, that if you go to a recycling centre, or sort your trash into the appropriate recycle bin, then there's a strong possibility that the item will in fact be recycled, but many household and personal items simply aren't able to be recycled. And what happens to these items is that they're put in land fill dumps, normally in a 3rd world country. Your old TV's along with your old computers are shipped across to some third world country, often India, or one of several African nations, but there are many more out there, and the items are dumped. Now, these products aren't biodegradable, so they won't waste away in the future, they'll stay there permanently, and what often happens is that those who reside in these countries need to make do with these things on their doorstep, some even live among them. It's imperative that you understand exactly what's happening in our world regarding consumerism, and the consequence it's having on this planet in general, as it's a lasting damage that is going to be with the plant long after we're gone, and we're the route cause of the trouble.