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Impact of Consumerism on Environment

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Overpackaging

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Results in excess waste, use of non-renewable resources, and increases carbon footprint.

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Carbon Footprint

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Associated with climate change, resource use, and sustainability challenges.

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Greenwashing

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Misleads consumers, obscures unsustainable practices, and can delay genuine environmental reform.

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Disposable Culture

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Encourages wastefulness, landfill growth, and disregard for product lifecycle.

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Food Miles

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Reflects the energy cost and pollution associated with transporting food from producer to consumer.

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Fast Fashion

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Contributes to pollution, wasteful use of resources, and labor exploitation.

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Single-Use Plastics

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Creates persistent environmental pollution, harms marine life, and is difficult to recycle effectively.

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Planned Obsolescence

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Leads to increased waste generation, resource depletion, and encourages a disposable culture.

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Meat Consumption

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Leads to deforestation, high water usage, and significant greenhouse gas emissions.

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Leaching of Chemicals

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Causes soil and water contamination, affects food safety, and endangers wildlife.

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Biodegradable Materials

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Reduces landfill strain, lowers carbon emissions, and encourages sustainable waste management.

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Sustainable Packaging

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Minimizes environmental impact, promotes recycling, and can reduce carbon footprint.

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Microplastics

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Pose a threat to marine life, contaminate the food chain, and are difficult to remove from the environment.

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Light Pollution

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Affects ecosystems, disrupts animal behavior, and wastes energy.

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Water Footprint

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Indicates water use and pollution, essential for understanding product impact on freshwater resources.

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Air Pollution

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Arises from industrial emissions, affects human health, and contributes to climate change.

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Electronic Waste

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Contributes to hazardous waste issues, toxic chemical leakage, and challenges in recycling.

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Deforestation

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Results in loss of biodiversity, carbon sequestration capacity decrease, and soil erosion.

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