Consumerism

&
Waste
Products
 Consumer..???

One that
consumes,
especially one that
acquires goods or
services for direct
use or ownership..
 Consumerism..??
Consumerism is related
to the constant purchasing
of new goods,with little
attention to their true
need,durability,product
origin,or the environmental
consequences of their
manufacture & disposal.. It
refers to the process of
consumption of resources
by the people .
 Waste Products..??

Any material that is

unused and rejected
as worthless or
unwanted..
What
causes
Consumeris
m?
 Means to an End
Habitual Consumerism
Emotional Regulation
Emotional Instability
Early years
Pleasure And Pain
 Two types of conditions of population and
consumerism exist:

People over-population: Consumption over-

Excessive population population:
pressure causes This occurs in the more
degradation of the limited developed countries
resources, and there is (MDCs). More the
absolute poverty, consumption of resources
undernourishment and more is the waste
premature deaths. This generation and greater
occurs in less developed is the degradation of
countries (LDCs) the environment.
What are the
problems
created by
consumerism
..?
 Todays many products produced are luxurious
and are non-degradable which takes years to be
decomposed.
A high rate of consumption leads to pollution
and waste product.
Now we will see how consumerism
affects environment.
How to calculate the impact..??

Using IPAT equation

I=P*A*T

P=Population
A=Affluence
T=Technology
How to Solve these
problems??
Population:
we need to control population growth.
Consumption:
once we control population growth, the
consumption rate would fall down itself.
Technology:
we should stop at this stage some of the
irrelevant and unimportant products, in order to
stabilize the environment.
Any other way to solve this
problem.

YES..!!!!
 CASE STUDY 1

Himachal Pradesh
was the 1st state to
regulate the
manufacture & use
of plastics .
The State proposed a
ban on all types of
polythene packing.
 CASE STUDY 2
The Indian Oil
Corporation & the
Department of
Science &
Technology are
expected to
establish Indias 1st
plant to convert
waste plastic into
petrol,diesel &
LPG.
Summary.