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Month: October 2014

Posted on October 31, 2014November 20, 2017

5 ways to wellbeing. (Guess what, buying stuff ain’t on the list…)

So could these be the secrets to happiness?

Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give.

www.neweconomics.org/projects/entry/five-ways-to-well-being 




Posted on October 30, 2014November 20, 2017

Infinite growth on a finite planet

So, this whole palaver focusses on the fact we live on a planet with finite ‘stuff’. Yet we’re consuming that ‘stuff’ like there is no tomorrow.

Here’s Buy Nothing New Month’s mate, Paul Gilding talking about how our earth is full, and what we can do about.

ted.com/talks/paul_gilding_the_earth_is_full




Posted on October 29, 2014November 20, 2017

The circular economy:

Do you know about the circular economy?

This is where humans act like nature, with consumption loops where nothing gets wasted.

That’s not a green light to hyper-consume business as usual, we’re a LONG way from here.

qz.com/254698/in-the-recycling-economy-objects-never-die/




Posted on October 28, 2014November 20, 2017

Pop quiz. What about waste?

Pop quiz. What about waste?

theguardian.com/sustainable-business/quiz/how-much-does-world-waste-quiz




Posted on October 27, 2014November 20, 2017

From The Goods Life to The Good Life

Some thoughts on the high price of materialism.

newdream.org/resources/high-price-of-materialism




Posted on October 26, 2014November 20, 2017

The Overview Effect: our home Planet A. (There is no Planet B)

Buy Nothing New Month is really about protecting our home. The only one we have.

The Overview Effect describes the changed perspective we have seeing our home, our planet from space.

This beautiful clip shows our home in a different light. A living, breathing, fragile organism.

vimeo.com/55073825

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_effect




Posted on October 25, 2014November 20, 2017

Seriously, no more socks please.

Our next project is ‘It’s alright to give someone something second hand for their birthday’ we just haven’t come up with a shorter title yet…

Some alternatives to giving more stuff that people don’t need.

newdream.org/blog/tips-and-tricks-for-agf




Posted on October 24, 2014November 20, 2017

Sharing. Get around it.

Today’s idea.

A simple one.

Sharing.

Better for our happiness hormones, better for our world.

www.thepeoplewhoshare.com




Posted on October 23, 2014November 20, 2017

Emerging economies around sharing

If you haven’t heard about how people are creating big business around smarter use of resources, and mixing up the status quo, and creating money without creating stuff, check these guys.

www.airbnb.com
www.uber.com
www.lyft.com
www.taskrabbit.com
www.zipcar.com




Posted on October 22, 2014November 20, 2017

Some readings

Interested for more in depth, here are some good reads:

stuffocation.org

To Die For: Is Fashion Wearing the World Out?  Lucy Siegle Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion. Elizabeth Cline




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