What happened? At a party yesterday the conversation really shocked me.

*Other Guests boasted that they threw away up to a third of their shopping each week as they overbought.

*Other Guests were proud of the fact that they stockpiled food in their freezer and cupboards that they don%26#039;t even eat. It was bought because it was on offer.

*Other Guests refused to sort their own rubbish at home so that it could be recycled
(despite the fact that the Council in this area collect some of the recyclable items such as tins, some plastics and paper)

*Other Guests claimed they had many items of clothing, bags, shoes, toiletries that still had labels on and were likely never to be used by themselves.

The people at this party were all professional well educated people. Some of the conversation was about their support of Green issues.

So What happened?
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2) 41 years working for the UK government departments for food agriculture and environment.

3) The Story of Stuff at www.storyofstuff.com. It is a twenty minute film explaining what needs to be done about consumerism.

I can%26#039;t imagine ever being that %26#039;rich%26#039;. Must be old money if they don%26#039;t appreciate it.

It%26#039;s sad. I think people forget the old adage %26quot;waste not want not%26quot;. I would be shocked too. There is always room for improvement.

Take care.

I%26#039;m sure you were able to mention many ways they can reduce their waste. Thank you.

I am not in any way shape or form like this, but I do have a response. People are just lazy. It takes time to plan out menus and snacks before we go to the grocery store. Many of us view shopping for food as a chore. It takes time to go though food items that we have overbought and take to the neighborhood homeless shelter. It takes time to go through our masses of stuff that we have accumulated, but no longer need, and give to someone else who would actually want and need them. It takes time to sort and place in a separate area all of our recyclables. No one seems to take a little extra time to do their part. We have kids, husbands, homes, and work that consume all of our time. We hardly find the time for ourselves let alone recycling. I am by no means stating that this is correct, but it is just the way it seems to be for the masses.

Wow I cant believe that, I hope you say something next time.