Tagged: Consumption

The plastic pegs that should be hung out to dry

Plastic pollution is pervasive, but there are some solutions close to home. On a recent holiday in the Yorkshire Dales, I stopped for lunch beside a waterfall in a well...

Minimalism and Peak Stuff

Could a rise in enthusiasm for minimalist living signal that western society is nearing ‘Peak Stuff’? I’ve been intrigued by the rise of references to minimalism in the media over...

New Puritans and the Circular Economy

Musings on coffee, consumer culture and a circular economy. I was saddened to read the report on Treehugger that Renato Bialetti died earlier this month. Bialetti brought his father’s iconic...

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