Furniture for the ages and Irish silver for sale at Adam’s For racing lovers, the 1969 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe trophy, won by the Irish-bred and -trained horse Levmoss, will delight

'The global furniture industry is valued at over $579 billion yet more than 12 million tonnes of #furniture is discarded in landfills each year' - research by #NTU PhD candidate Katryn Furmston & Dr Naomi Braithwaite on #fastfurniture #throwawayculture #NTUResearch www.irishtimes.com/life-style/f...

Fast-fashion recycling: how ‘the castoff capital of the world’ is making Indian factory workers sick Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles 1 million tonnes of textile waste a year

'The air inside Panipat’s recycling factories is heavy with lint that glints in the light before settling over every surface like a film of dirty snow'
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#FastFashion #ThrowAwayCulture #vanity #greed #PublicHealth

... #ThrowawayCulture. Importing that to us destroys #solidarity, #mutual projects ,the spirit to fight.

‘It’s cheap but it’s not disposable’: why fast tech is a growing waste problem Low-cost and quickly discarded products are playing a key role in world’s fastest-growing waste problem – electronics

Fast tech: 'Low-cost and quickly discarded products are playing a key role in world's fastest-growing waste problem – electronics'
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#capitalism #GrowthObsession #FastTech #decadence #imitation #GroupBehaviour #AdvertisingIndustry #ThrowAwayCulture #pollution

Remember, you can also just NOT buy! Sorry, not sorry Shien / Temu / Amazon!

Global breakthrough agreement to tackle #shipping #emissions buff.ly/jHLdira

#globaltrade #climateaction #environment #greenfuel #fossilfuel #throwawayculture

3. How can I turn away from #throwawayculture, and instead stand in solidarity with Creation and the poor?

I ask for the grace to look closely to see how my life choices impact creation — as well as the poor of this earth.