we are influenced to buy new clothes based not on their
durability or functionality, but on mere appearance.
The last stop for products is in disposal. “Each of us in the
U.S. makes four and a half pounds of garbage a day. Twice
what we did thirty years ago.” Our limited planet is becoming
saturated with land and water pollution, with one of the grave
results being global warming/climate change. Recycling holds
part of the answer, but in itself is not enough. “Sustainability,
equity, green chemistry, zero waste, closed loop production,
renewable energy,” and a return to local economies rather than
a global economy must replace the “disposable” mindset.
Extraction touches on the exploitation of third world
countries whose resources are taken for a fraction of their
value and whose people are used as nearly slave labor by
global multinational companies. This exploitation extends into
Production and to an extent, the Distribution as well. In
Distribution, we see retail workers who are underpaid, many
of whom are women and are paid even less than their male
counterparts. Consumption is driven by planned and W&6V