The story of stuff : how our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our health--and a vision for change / Annie Leonard ; with Ariane Conrad.
2010
GN406 .L46 2010 (Mapit)
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The story of stuff : how our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our health--and a vision for change / Annie Leonard ; with Ariane Conrad.
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Story of stuff (Motion picture)
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
ISBN
9781439125663
143912566X
143912566X
Publication Details
New York : Free Press, 2010.
Language
English
Description
xxxiv, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
GN406 .L46 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.4
Summary
The director of The Story of Stuff Project tracks the life of the "stuff" we use every day, transforming how we think about our patterns of consumption. This book is based on the author's 2007 internet film, "The Story of stuff." "With just 5 percent of the world's population, [the U.S.] is consuming 30 percent of the world's resources and creating 30 percent of the world's waste." -- Dust jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
A word about words
Extraction
Production
Distribution
Consumption
Disposal
Writing the new story
Examples of promising policies, reforms, and laws
Recommended individual actions
Sample letter to PVC retailers, manufacturers, and lobbyists
How we made this book.
Extraction
Production
Distribution
Consumption
Disposal
Writing the new story
Examples of promising policies, reforms, and laws
Recommended individual actions
Sample letter to PVC retailers, manufacturers, and lobbyists
How we made this book.