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Author Leonard, Annie.

Title The story of stuff : how our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our health--and a vision for change / Annie Leonard ; with Ariane Conrad.

Publication Info. New York : Free Press, 2010.

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 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  306.4 LEO    Storage
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  306.4 L552    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  306.4 LEO    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  306.4 LEONARD    DUE 04-15-24
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  306.4 LEO    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  306.4 LEO    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  306.4 LEONARD    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  306.4 LEONARD    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  306.4 LEO    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  306.4 L55    Check Shelf

Edition First Free Press hardcover edition.
Description xxxiv, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-302) and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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.
Subject Acquisitiveness -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Consumption (Economics) -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Consumption (Economics) -- Environmental aspects.
Consumption (Economics) -- Social aspects.
Personal belongings.
Material culture.
Sustainable development.
Added Author Conrad, Ariane.
Added Title Stuff
Story of Stuff (Motion picture : 2007)
ISBN 9781439125663
143912566X
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