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more products with a "green" color

I agree with you, 3kids2dogs2cats!

How can buying more products be a solution to saving the environment?

If we take a closer look at these green products, we'd find that these companies have created a new market by consuming waste from mainstream industries for turing them into green products. While this is all good in terms of re-using the waste that'd normally reach the landfill, the process has legitimized the waste that is generated in the first place.

Moreover, as noted by 3kids2dogs2cats, the green products are more expensive than the supermarket ones.

How do we consume sustainably then?

I am of the opinion that by buying more green products we are not doing much in terms of sustainability. Sustainability comes from reducing consumption.

Don't buy that laptop bag, if you can carry that comfortably in your backpack. Don't buy those PVC-free sneakers, if you already have enough sneakers to wear. We should stop trying to reduce our guilt by consuming these green products; we are only creating more junk. Instead, we should endeavor to incrementally reduce consumption, wherever we can.
On A guide for greener back-to-school shopping posted 1 year, 2 months ago 4 Responses