The document discusses consumerism as a social and economic order that promotes excessive acquisition of goods, emphasizing the negative impacts on health, education, and the environment. It outlines causes of consumerism including media influence, poor dietary habits, and psychiatric risks, as well as the types and sources of waste generated by consumer behavior. The document concludes with recommendations for reducing and reusing waste to mitigate environmental harm.

1. 1 Consumerism
It is a social and economic order and ideology that encourages
the acquisition of goods and services in ever-greater amounts.

2. Overview
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• With the advancement of industrial mass production,
modern micro-electronics and computers, the intervals
between the release of new generations of consumer
products have been dramatically reduced and so have
their lifetime cycles.
• While it was very natural in the initial era, that
sophisticated consumer products like television sets
and stereo equipment would not be replaced with a
new product until they break.

3. Causes of Consumerism: Media
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Addictiveness of television
Scripted programming
Modeling of restrictive roles
News
Crime and terror coverage are racist propaganda
Sports
Competitive capitalist indoctrination
Promotes atrocious diet, substance use, and gambling.
 Violence
Effect on children incontrovertible
Modeling of atrocious eating habits
Advertising
The most marketed products are the most dangerous

4. Causes of Consumerism: Atrocious
Diet
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Vitamin D deficiency
Excessive processed sugar and salt
Excessive carnivory, inadequate
herbivore
Tra ns fat and artificial sweetener
poisoning
Other neurotoxic and carcinogenic
additives

5. Causes of Consumerism: Environmental
and Substance Use
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Environmental insults
Air and water pollution
Soil contamination
Pesticides in schools, workplaces, and
institutions.
Radiation exposure, including during pregnancy.

6. Symptoms of Consumerism
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Poor academic performance
Chronic talking and cutting up in the
classroom
Cannot remain on task, refusal to do
homework
Abusive language in the classroom and the
workplace
Morally delayed or dysfunctional
Cultural apathy and ignorance

7. Psychiatric Risks of
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Insomnia
Substance abuse
Compulsive gambling
Eating disorders
Alzheimer and multi-infarct dementia
Hoarding, compulsive shopping, compulsive
sports watching, and compulsive overscheduling
Violence, including family abuse, bullying, sexual
assault, hate crimes, and domestic terrorism
Suicide

8. It Doesn't Have to Be This
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Another World is Still Possible

9. High-functioning Youth
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 Usually come from high-functioning parents, but
not always
 The most positive, constructive, and desirable
form of teenage rebellion against society
 College-bound or already in college
 Seeks or has taken advanced placement courses
 Resolutely health and environmentally conscious
 Politically and ideologically active
 Deeply troubled and worried about the future
 Prefer obscure genres of “alternative music” over
mass media drivel as a point of honor

10. 10 Waste Management

11. What are Wastes?
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Substances or objects which are
disposed of or are intended to be
disposed of or are required to be
disposed of by the provisions of the
law.

12. Kinds of Wastes
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Solid wastes: d o m e s tic , c o m m e rc ia l a nd indus tria l wa s te s
e s p e c ia lly c o m m o n a s c o -d is p o s a l o f wa s te s
Examples: p la s tic s , bo ttle s , c a ns , p a p e rs , s c ra p iro n, a nd o the r
tra sh.
Liquid Wastes: wa s te s in liq uid fo rm
Examples: d o m e s tic wa shing s , che m ic a ls , o ils , wa s te wa te r
fro m p o nd s , m a nufa c turing indus trie s a nd o the r s o urc e s .

13. Classification of Wastes according to their
Properties
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Bio-degradable
can be degraded (paper, wood, fruits and others)
Non-biodegradable
cannot be degraded (plastics, bottles, old machines,
cans and others)

14. Sources of Wastes
Households
Commerce and Industry
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15. Sources of Wastes
Agriculture
Fisheries
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16. EFFECTS OF WASTE…
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According to NAS:
 Rising global temperatures are expected to raise sea levels and change
precipitation and other local climate conditions.
 Changing regional climates could alter forests, crop yields, and water
supplies.
 This could also affect human health, animals, and many types of
ecosystems.
 Deserts might expand into existing rangelands, and features of some of
our national parks might be permanently altered.

17. EFFECTS OF WASTE…
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- Some countries are expected to become warmer,
although sulfates might limit warming in some areas.
- Scientists are unable to determine which parts of
those countries will become wetter or drier, but there
is likely to be an overall trend toward increased
precipitation and evaporation, more intense
rainstorms, and drier soils.
- Whether rainfall increases or decreases cannot be
reliably projected for specific areas.

18. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE
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Reduce Waste
- Reduce office paper waste by implementing a formal policy.
- Improve product design to use less materials.
- Work with customers to design and implement a packaging
return program.
- Switch to reusable transport containers.
- Purchase products in bulk.

19. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE
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Reuse
- Reuse corrugated moving boxes internally.
- Reuse office furniture and supplies, such as interoffice envelopes, file
folders, and paper.
- Use durable towels, tablecloths, napkins, dishes, cups, and glasses.
- Use incoming packaging materials for outgoing shipments.
- Encourage employees to reuse office materials rather than purchase
new ones.

20. THANK YOU!
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