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Sweatshops | projectminimalism22

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In today’s consumer society, many products we consume are manufactured in sweatshops. A sweatshop describes a working environment where workers are exploited and receive very low pay, work long hours and work in harmful and dangerous conditions. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out.

Ethical Consumption | projectminimalism22

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Due to all these factors of threatened environmental and human health we need to think critically about consumerism. It is important to think critically about the advertising industry and that they are convincing us that if we consume their products it is going to make us obtain a particular lifestyle and make us happier. In addition, we should also reconsider how we dispose products, and either donate unwanted items, or take electronics and other goods to sites of responsible disposal instead of throwin...

About Me | projectminimalism22

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My name is Karina Stowe and I am a Communication and Environmental Systems major at the University of California, San Diego. I grew up in an unconventional, tree-hugging, organic-eating, peace loving household and was raised with the laid back mentality that everything will work out , which has had major pros and cons. I am working to promote a sustainable Earth, and have created ProjectMinimalism22 to educate about the implications of mass consumption on both humanity and the environment.

Recycling Project | projectminimalism22

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RECYCLING PROJECT PRESENTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES DEPT. UCSD BY KARINA STOWE. Solution: An innovative Recycling Bin. Since there are 364, 000 tons of wasted paper in San Diego, there is great opportunity to use waste paper efficiently and encourage proper recycling. Water-proof Thin layer of polyethene, which is commonly used as a water-resistant material in paper cups. Durable – Double-layered cardboard with high wasted paper density. Education is the key performance indicator. Enter your comment here.

Resource Depletion | projectminimalism22

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Consumption leads to the depletion of Earth’s resources. In order to manufacture products, we mine and extract finite resources such as minerals, metals and fuels as well as cut down forests and vegetation. Our society and economy is dependent on the use of natural resources, but at this rate of overconsumption our earth’s resources are in danger of collapsing. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public).