The Power of Less

Ljudi umeju veoma dobro da upotrebljavaju stvari. Energenti, hrana, voda, ambalaža – svi mi ih koristimo, a vremenom ih upotrebljavamo sve više. Stanovništvo planete se povećava, a planetarni resursi se sve više crpe. Dok se trudimo da poboljšamo globalni životni standard, mi stvaramo sve više – više proizvodnje, više potrošnje, više otpada. Ali, ako bismo se svi mi potrudili, mogli bismo, u stvari, da trošimo manje. Postoje jasne komercijalne koristi od smanjenja potrošnje i povećanja recikliranja – uz ostvarenje dobrobiti za sve nas.

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8 European Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/target_review.htm)
9 European Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/target_review.htm)
10 Love Food Hate Waste (http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/node/2472)
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14 ‘Runnning on rubbish’, Sainsbury PLC (http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/media/latest-stories/2014/0618-running-on-rubbish-supermarket-comes-off-national-grid-to-be-powered-by-foodwaste-alone/)