Consumerism and waste products cause several problems according to the document. Increased population, affluence, and technology have led to exponential growth in consumerism over time. This unsustainable consumerism results in poverty around the world as resources are not properly divided or consumed. It is also destructive to the environment in the long run as it causes wasteful use of energy and materials far beyond basic needs. Both overpopulation of people and overconsumption in developed countries contribute significantly to waste production and environmental impact. Controlling population growth and consumption rates through policy changes and technology stabilization could help address these issues.

1. CONSUMERISM AND WASTE PRODUCTS
SUBMITTED BY:
•NIKITA RANJAN
(10BIT0203)

2. CONSUMER??
The "consumer" is the one
who consumes the goods and
services produced. As
such, consumers plays a vital
role in the economic system
of a nation because in the
absence of the effective
demand that emanates from
them, the economy virtually
collapses.

3. Consumerism??
Consumerism is a social
and economic order that
is based on the
systematic creation and
fostering of a desire to
purchase goods and
services in ever greater
amounts.

4. Waste products??
Waste is unwanted or
useless materials. In
biology, waste is any of the
many unwanted substances or
toxins that are expelled from
living organisms, metabolic
waste;

5. What are the
problems and
causes of
consumerism and
waste product?

6. With
Consumerism, we no
longer have real
responsibility as
citizens, because we
become merely the
Consumers of
political parties.

7. Poverty around the world…..
The resources are not divided
properly among people; they are
neither saved nor consumed
properly. Due to economic
growth, migration is also taking
place every where in the world.
Many people move from on
country to another country and
from rural areas to urban areas,
in order to improve and have a
high standard of living.

8. Destructive in the long-run to the environment……
Consumerism causes the wasteful use
of energy and material far above
and beyond that needed for
everyday living at a comfortable
level.Money is not the only way to
measure the cost of an item. When
one adds up all the raw materials
and energy that go into the goods
and services consumed over an
individual's lifetime, the toll on the
environment is staggering. When this
cost is multiplied out over the
lifespan of families, cities and
countries, the proportions are
incredible.

9. VARIATIONS IN CONSUMERISM
• Consumerism has shown an exponential growth.
• It may be due to
industrialization, urbanization, increase in
population as well as increase in our demands
due to change in lifestyle.
• Our population < 1 million (long before)
• Our population > 6 billion (now)

10. The above 2 reasons can be explained using Paul
Ehrlich and John Hodlren model :
I=P×A×T
I =Human Impact on the environment
P= Population
A= Affluence
T= Technology.
This describes how our growing
population, affluence, and technology contribute toward
our environmental

11. In Under developed countries No. of people are very high
but per capita use of resources and waste generated are
less
In More developed countries No. of people is low but per
capita use of resources and waste generated are very
high
And hence from the formula it can be seen that the final
impact by both of them is almost same
Thus, consumerism varies with the country

12. People over-population
• It occurs when there are more
people than available supplies of
food, water and other important
resources in an area.
• There are many problems due to
this like poverty, under
nourishment and premature
deaths.
• Usually occurs in under developing
countries.

13. Consumption Over-Population
1.This occurs in more developed countries.
2. The per capita income of these countries
is very high and the people are tend to
spend more money.
3. As a result os more consumption the
waste produced is also very high. The
waste produced again possess a great
threat to the environment.

14. Consumerism in INDIA…..

15. PARAMETER USA INDIA
Population 4.7% 16%
Production of 21% 1%
goods
Energy use 25% 3%
Pollutants/wa 25% 3%
ste
CFC’s 22% 0.7%
production

16. The table shows that although
the population of India is 3.4
times more than that of USA,
its overall energy use and
waste generation are less than
1/8th that of USA.
Thus, more consumerism
leads to more waste
production.

17. Facts about the consumerism….
Consumption(USA)=50 x Consumption(India)
Damage to earth due to USA person= 20-100 times
damage due to Indian person
In Japan, with up-gradation in technology, the impact
on earth is much less than USA although it is at par with
USA in all other terms.

18. How to solve these problems?

19. • Population: We need to control population growth. This is
the very basic and important step to be taken into
consideration. Laws are to be passed for the prevention of
population growth.
• Consumption: Once we control population growth, the
consumption rate would fall down itself, beyond this, still
we have to control more the consumption rate by passing
some laws.
• Technology: We should stop at this stage some of the
irrelevant and unimportant products, in order to stabilize
the environment

21. THANK YOU…..
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