We all have it, but we rarely ask where it came from, what the cumulative impact on the environment will be from making the stuff, who makes the stuff, or what will happen after we throw our stuff out. Out of sight out of mind? Not quite.Here's a short film by Annie Leonard, titled "The Story of Stuff" that helps put the pieces together. And here's a little about Annie:
Annie Leonard is an expert in international sustainability and environmental health issues, with more than 20 years of experience investigating factories and dumps around the world. Coordinator of the Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and Consumption, a funder collaborative working for a sustainable and just world, Annie communicates worldwide about the impact of consumerism and materialism on global economies and international health.
During the 1990s, Annie visited countries throughout Asia to track exported waste from the U.S. and Europe. She documented her findings in many articles and testified before the U.S. Congress in 1992 on the issue of international waste trafficking, in an effort to ban US waste exports to the Third World.
Since our free screening of The Future of Food was so popular, we thought we'd continue the discussion on sustainability. Enjoy!
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