TY  - BOOK
AU  - Leonard,Annie
AU  - Conrad,Ariane
TI  - The story of stuff: the impact of overconsumption on the planet, our communities, and our health--and how we can make it better 
SN  - 9781451610291
AV  - GN406 .L46 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Free Press
KW  - Acquisitiveness
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Consumption (Economics)
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Personal belongings
KW  - Material culture
KW  - Sustainable development
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; A word about words -- Extraction -- Production -- Distribution -- Consumption -- Disposal -- Writing the new story -- Examples of promising policies, reforms, and laws -- Recommended individual actions -- Sample letter to PVC retailers, manufacturers, and lobbyists -- How we made this book
N2  - 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
ER  -