Use Less Stuff: Environmental Solutions for Who We Really Are - Softcover

Lilienfeld, Robert M.; Rathje, William L.

 
9780449001684: Use Less Stuff: Environmental Solutions for Who We Really Are

Synopsis

Two environmentalists offer simple money- and energy-saving solutions to Earth's twenty-first-century garbage crisis, offering a wide range of suggestions for conserving fuel, reducing waste, and reusing materials, supplies, and equipment. Original.

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About the Author

Robert Lilienfeld is editor of The ULS (Use Less Stuff) Report, a highly respected and widely read newsletter aimed at spreading the benefits of conservation and waste prevention.  He is also president of the Cygnus Group, an Ann Arbor-based consulting firm working with progressive businesses in the area of sustainable development, and serves as an Advisory Board member for the University of Michigan's Corporate Environmental Management Program (CEMP).  He is interviewed regularly on environmental issues by a wide variety of national, regional, and local media outlets, and has his own monthly commentary on public radio.<br><br><br><br>As a professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona and the founder/director of the Garbage Project, Dr. William Rathje is known as the nation's "garbo

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ll of the previous civilizations that practiced recycling have in common?<br>A: They're extinct.<br><br>Let's face it. Recycling has its limits. But so does our Earth. As environmentalists Robert Lilienfeld and William Rathje explain, the answer to our twenty-first century garbage crisis is both simple and practical--use less stuff. This groundbreaking consumer guide suggests helpful money- and energy-saving tips for everyone who cares about how we live today and tomorrow. Learn to reduce and reuse with creative suggestions for all areas of your life, including:<br><br><br>At home: Turn down the heat before guests arrive for a party--the extra body heat will warm up the room<br>During the holidays: Save gift boxes to use the following year<br>At the store: Buy products that come in concentrated formats--like juice and detergent<br>At the office: Donate or sell old office equipment <br>At school: Post announcements on a school Web site <br>In the great outdoors: Bring m

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