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ashling
May 2014
OP
Use it up, wear it out. Make do or do without has always worked well for me.
raouldukelives
May 2014
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jberryhill
(62,444 posts)1. Complete lifecycle engineering is standard in Europe
It's not hard, it just requires some thought in the design process.
2naSalit
(86,626 posts)2. But...but...but
freedumb!! (and greed).
Too bad we can't have thoughtful practices here, then maybe, we could have nice stuff instead of worthless junk lying all over the place. Since we have signed on to the throw-away society contract, it will be a hard sell for many.
bvar22
(39,909 posts)3. I want to say one word to you.... Plastic!
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)4. I was just in a buybuyBABY store for the first time
The amount of plastic needed to raise an American baby is appalling.
bvar22
(39,909 posts)5. I am old enough to remember a time ...
... when there was such a thing as "pristine" beaches.
Now, every beach in The WORLD is covered with PLASTIC GARBAGE unless it is cleaned nightly.
Beach Combing in unpopulated areas used to be fun.
Now it is just disgusting.
herding cats
(19,564 posts)6. What does it say about me that my fist thought was Benghazi!™?
MarianJack
(10,237 posts)7. The VERY wise Pete Seeger.
I still miss him!
PEACE!
swilton
(5,069 posts)8. Absolutely!
raouldukelives
(5,178 posts)9. Use it up, wear it out. Make do or do without has always worked well for me.
TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)10. I like that...
re: Use it up, wear it out. Make do or do without.
TYY