TY - BOOK AU - Leonard,Annie AU - Conrad,Ariane TI - The story of stuff: how our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our health--and a vision for change SN - 9781439125663 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Free Press KW - Acquisitiveness KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Consumption (Economics) KW - Environmental aspects KW - Social aspects KW - Personal belongings KW - Material culture KW - Sustainable development N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-302) and index; 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 N2 - 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 ER -