Ironic And Sad Posts From People Who Are Done With Consumerism (New Pics)

As easy (and understandable) as it is to complain about paper straws and the like, the truth is that it’s overall a newpositiveto not create trash that will outlive multiple generations of humans. However, the bad news is that we all have a long way to go.The “Anticonsumption” online group shows the environmental effects of producing, moving, and buying too much stuff through memes and insightful posts. Hopefully, these images might be some good food for thought, so get comfortable, be sure to upvote the posts that caught your eye and comment your thoughts below.This post may includeaffiliate links.RELATED:Looking at all the examples here might lead someone to despair, so it’s worth also highlighting that it’s not all doom and gloom. For example, just this week (November of 2024)Australian scientistshave developed a method to recycle old textiles into concrete. The fashion industry andfast fashionin particular create mountains of waste, so this is a great step forward.Remember, many of us purchase cheap clothing that tends to not even last a year, creating monumental water waste for products that end up in landfills at the end of the day. This is a good and sustainable way to turn that junk into a considerably more valuable commodity, construction materials.Speaking of emissions, researchers from theUniversity of Massachusettsare working on “agrivoltaics,” a method to help farmers utilize even more of their farmland. The crop? Energy, gathered from solar panels placed across the land. Farming does come with its own emissions, but let’s face it, we need food, so might as well make it more efficient.You may have noticed that behind most of these developments areresearchers and scientists. It’s easy to get lost in the promises of green entrepreneurs, but at the end of the day, it’s research, both privately funded and publicly funded that is going to end up helping ourenvironment.Continue reading with Bored Panda PremiumUnlimited contentAd-free browsingDark modeSubscribe nowAlready a subscriber?Sign InSee Also on Bored PandaSee Also on Bored PandaSee Also on Bored PandaSee Also on Bored PandaSee Also on Bored PandaSee Also on Bored PandaModal closeAdd New ImageModal closeAdd Your Photo To This ListPlease use high-res photos without watermarksOoops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.Not your original work?Add sourcePublish

The “Anticonsumption” online group shows the environmental effects of producing, moving, and buying too much stuff through memes and insightful posts. Hopefully, these images might be some good food for thought, so get comfortable, be sure to upvote the posts that caught your eye and comment your thoughts below.

This post may includeaffiliate links.

RELATED:Looking at all the examples here might lead someone to despair, so it’s worth also highlighting that it’s not all doom and gloom. For example, just this week (November of 2024)Australian scientistshave developed a method to recycle old textiles into concrete. The fashion industry andfast fashionin particular create mountains of waste, so this is a great step forward.Remember, many of us purchase cheap clothing that tends to not even last a year, creating monumental water waste for products that end up in landfills at the end of the day. This is a good and sustainable way to turn that junk into a considerably more valuable commodity, construction materials.Speaking of emissions, researchers from theUniversity of Massachusettsare working on “agrivoltaics,” a method to help farmers utilize even more of their farmland. The crop? Energy, gathered from solar panels placed across the land. Farming does come with its own emissions, but let’s face it, we need food, so might as well make it more efficient.You may have noticed that behind most of these developments areresearchers and scientists. It’s easy to get lost in the promises of green entrepreneurs, but at the end of the day, it’s research, both privately funded and publicly funded that is going to end up helping ourenvironment.Continue reading with Bored Panda PremiumUnlimited contentAd-free browsingDark modeSubscribe nowAlready a subscriber?Sign InSee Also on Bored PandaSee Also on Bored PandaSee Also on Bored PandaSee Also on Bored PandaSee Also on Bored PandaSee Also on Bored Panda

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My Haven

Exactly

Looking at all the examples here might lead someone to despair, so it’s worth also highlighting that it’s not all doom and gloom. For example, just this week (November of 2024)Australian scientistshave developed a method to recycle old textiles into concrete. The fashion industry andfast fashionin particular create mountains of waste, so this is a great step forward.Remember, many of us purchase cheap clothing that tends to not even last a year, creating monumental water waste for products that end up in landfills at the end of the day. This is a good and sustainable way to turn that junk into a considerably more valuable commodity, construction materials.

Remember, many of us purchase cheap clothing that tends to not even last a year, creating monumental water waste for products that end up in landfills at the end of the day. This is a good and sustainable way to turn that junk into a considerably more valuable commodity, construction materials.

“The Heroes We Deserve”

It’s All Of Our Responsibility, As Inhabitants Of Earth, To Reduce The Impact We Make Upon It! If You Love This Earth, And Want To Make It A Better Place, The First Place To Start Is Living And Shopping More Sustainably! Creating Less Waste Is The First Step In Making Our Earth Healthy Again

Local Funeral Home Offers This $85 Cardboard Casket. What A Great Way To Not Waste Money And Resources

Speaking of emissions, researchers from theUniversity of Massachusettsare working on “agrivoltaics,” a method to help farmers utilize even more of their farmland. The crop? Energy, gathered from solar panels placed across the land. Farming does come with its own emissions, but let’s face it, we need food, so might as well make it more efficient.

Because Of The Anticonsumption Mindset, I Have So Much More Respect For Someone Driving A Normal-Sized Old Truck Than A Brand New Gigantic One

My Mother’s Blender, Still Choochin Just Fine After 4 Decades Of Use, With All The Original Parts

Your Life Has Already Been Designed

You may have noticed that behind most of these developments areresearchers and scientists. It’s easy to get lost in the promises of green entrepreneurs, but at the end of the day, it’s research, both privately funded and publicly funded that is going to end up helping ourenvironment.

True True True

Blue Shell The 1%

Made A New Cat Scratch Pad From Trash

Should This Be Implemented Throughout The World?

A Book From The 70s Based On A Computer Model Based On Just A Few Inputs Roughly Predicted The Next 50 Years, We’re At The Brink Of Ecological Breakdown, Billions Live In Dire Poverty And The Rich Own More Than Half Of The World’s Wealth. If That’s Not An Alarming Bell, I Don’t Know What Is

The Recycling Shop Near Me Has Free Used Paints And Chemicals!😊

This Is A Great Incentive To Get More People Recycling And Cleaning Our Earth! However, We Must Keep Working To Limit Our Plastic Production And Live Sustainably!

As Seen Elsewhere

Sushi Place Put My California Rolls In A Tupperware Container I Brought Them!

Yikes

We Can Do It Again!

♻️a Drain In Karachi, Pakistan. Hard Work Can Go A Long Way In Cleaning This Earth! Use Less Waste And Work On Picking Up Litter During Your Day! Live And Shop Sustainably ♻️

A Whopping 58% Of Food Is Wasted Or Lost In Canada Every Year. The Pandemic Has Put Extra Strain On An Already Inefficient Food System As We Saw Farmers Forced To Dump Milk And Abandon Crops Due To Plummeting Demand

Pretty Much Sums It Up

My Wife With A $4 Toy Basket

Which Would You Rather: Cheap Clothes, Or A Habitable Planet?

Pulled From A Local Pet Stores Dumpster

This Smoothie Place I Went To Gives You Mason Jars To-Go, And Fills It Each Time You Bring It Back

This Sculpture Represents The Amount Of Plastic Found On Only 2 Miles Of Coastline In The UK. We Can Do Better! Live And Shop Sustainably

The Irony Of These Items Is Too Much

This Mother’s Day Ad I Received In The Mail Made Me Sad

Shows How Outrageous Pricing Has Gotten, But At Least This Is A Small Step Towards Sustainable Consumerism

I Wouldn’t Care If People Vaped If They Weren’t Generating So Much Plastic Waste

Surely They Would

Courtesy Of A Canadian Grocery Chain

Neighbors Threw Out Their $5400 Play Set Because It Was “Rotten”. Just Needed Some Paint, Good As New

Prime Day Be Like

From My Days Working In A College Dining Hall

“Work, Consume, Die!"

The Weight Of Different Breeds Of Chicken Over Their Lifespan

Found At The Park And Grabbed Before My Daughter Could. Turns Out It’s Disposable. What A Waste Of Material For One Use And Screw People Who Leave These At Parks 🙄