1. extraction, production, distribution, consumption, disposal
2. we operate on a linear system but live on a finite planet
3. 5% of people in US but use 30% of natural resources
4. college kids have little value in the system
5. Babies through breast milk
6. not just resources but people
7. native pay by having their land ruined, children factory workers pay by being exposed to carcinogens, minimum wage workers pay through lack of health care
8. our worth is measured by how much we contribute to the consumption of the economy
9. 99%
10. after WWII the US Gov decided consumption was the fastest way to revamp the economy and ever since it has been the primary way we structure our economy
11. planned obsolescence, perceived obsolescence
12.social perception of how much you buy
13. 3000 a day
14. to make us unhappy with what we have
15. more stuff = less time for the things that make us happy
16. 4.5 pounds a day
17.
- for every one garbage bag we throw away 75 garbage bags where thrown away to produce the products we filled out one bag with
- many products use too many materials to be separated properly for recycling
Peter Vigoda 