Hey consupollutants!
…Still harsh?
Fret not, our goal is to bring you with us in our blogging journey to transition effectively from a consupollutants to a mindful consumer. As such, for this post, we will delve deeper into what constitutes pollution from consumption. Meaning, what products do we buy in our daily life contribute to environmental pollution?
From our previous blog post, we explored the history and development of consumerism and how that led to the massive purchase of products in our daily lives. Hence, we end up knowingly and unknowingly polluting the environment when we bite into the demand for such products that we consume daily. How do we reduce this?
In this blog, we will focus on specifically on the following in order :
- Pollution from Food Consumption
- We will explore pollution arising from Food Consumption. This includes food packaging, fast food, poultry, seafood and the difference between the pollution from farmed crops and modern ways of farming.
- Pollution from Fashion
- There are many types of pollution arising from fast fashion – from the production all the way to the improper disposal. This section will explore the various types of pollution in the various stages of the clothing cycle.
- In addition, we will also talk about possible alternatives to fast fashion.
- Pollution from Beauty Products
- Chemical pollution as well as plastic pollution arises from the consumption of beauty products. Such beauty products include makeup, haircare, body care and skin care.
- Pollution from Domestic Cleaning Agents
- Everyday household items also play a part in environmental pollution arising from consumption. This section will explore the dangers of certain products and what we can do to reduce this without implicating our daily use.
- Pollution from E-wastes
- Lastly, we will explore pollution arising from consumption of various electronics.
All these are examples of the prominent categories that we consume on a daily basis – and this is apparent in the way we dispose these items and how the various pollutants brought about by these items are affecting our physical environment as well as us health-wise.
The following posts will talk about all of these in great detail.
See you!
