The story of stuff
Subtitle: how our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our health--and a vision for change
By: Annie Leonard ; with Ariane Conrad.
Contributors: Conrad, Ariane
Edition: 1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9781439125663
Other titles: Stuff; Story of stuff (Motion picture)
Description: The director of The Story of Stuff Project tracks the life of the "stuff" we use every day, transforming how we think about our patterns of consumption. This book is based on the author's 2007 internet film, "The Story of stuff." "With just 5 percent of the world's population, [the U.S.] is consuming 30 percent of the world's resources and creating 30 percent of the world's waste." -- Dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-302) and index.
Table of contents: title: A word about words; title: Extraction; title: Production; title: Distribution; title: Consumption; title: Disposal; title: Writing the new story; title: Examples of promising policies, reforms, and laws; title: Recommended individual actions; title: Sample letter to PVC retailers, manufacturers, and lobbyists; title: How we made this book.