Outline „People
Throw Things Away- Everyday!
Intro:
·
Society
of waste->
·
Things
aren’t produced to last
·
people
throw away things that are fine
1. Is trash really trash?
o
Statistics
on how much is thrown away
o
It´s
easier to throw something away than selling, recycling or reusing it
o
Some
people live off other people´s trash so…
o
Most
things that are thrown away are still useable, food is still edible
2. What do the industries do?
o
Many
products are not produced to last
o
New
technology makes it harder to fix things by yourself/ is more sensible
o
Fashion
makes people want new clothes, even when their wardrobe is fine
o
Advertisement
makes us buy products we did not really want
o
Cheap
products (especially clothes and food) make us wasteful and too lazy to think
twice
3. What can we do?
o
Sell
our old things (ebay article to come) or give to charity
o
Recycle
o
Check
food and not just date of expiring, inform about how long food is edible, plan
meals
o
Reuse
things( in a creative way)
o
Ask
ourselves: Do I really need/want this?
Conclusion:
·
People
are wasteful and
·
People
are lead to a wasteful behavior by industries and the market
·
We
can not change the market but we can change our behavior and our way of thinking.
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