The eco guide to not buying stuff
by Lucy Siegle from Environment | The Guardian on (#3AY46)
What do you give to the person who has everything? How about nothing?
At the risk of undermining the work of a certain Mr S Claus, here's a sobering thought: while the US contains just 3.1% of the world's children, its citizens buy in excess of 40% of the world's toys.
Kids are effectively regarded as consumers in training and we know where that leads. According to US studies the average American home contains more than 300,000 items.
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