Story of Stuff: The Impact of Overconsumption on the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-And How We Can Make It Better / Annie Leonard ; with Ariane Conrad.

By:

Leonard, Annie

Contributor(s):

Conrad, Ariane

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Free Press, 2011.Description: xxxix, 319 p. : 21 cmISBN:

9781451610291 (pbk.)

Other title:

The Story of Stuff

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

306.4 LEO

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.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	306.4 LEO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K271

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-302) and index.
TB433/2019-20
Rs.1239/-

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.

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