Today, with the era of convenience and abundance, consumption is no longer about satisfying needs, or about having enough, but is an endless quest to acquire more. Fast fashion, food waste, and other trends of the time are listed below; they reflect the extent of the overconsumption issue in the globe and the deep influence on the environment, economy, and human behavior.
1. Fast Fashion Madness
Each year, the fashion industry makes more than 100 billion products. A majority of them are used less than seven times.
2. Upgrade Culture
Even when they are not malfunctioning, smartphones are changed as often as every 1-2 years.
3. Addiction to Single-Use Plastic
More than 380 million tons of plastic are manufactured annually most of which are single-use.
4. E-commerce Overload
The next day shipping contributes to the impulse purchases, as millions of packages are delivered every day.
5. Epidemic of Food Waste
Two hundred million people starve as a third of the food produced in the world is wasted.
6. Overpackaging Obsession
Products are packed up with layers of plastic, cardboard and security tags way more than they need.
7. Christmas Decor Overdose
Decoration of holidays is created, sold, and discarded each year in the name of instant gratification.
8. Service of Subscriptions Overload
Individuals subscribe to various streaming, fitness, food, and software applications and many of them are not used.
9. Fast Fashion Furniture
Disposable furniture is nowadays discarded after a few years instead of heirloom furniture that could last a long time ago.
10. New Cars Obsession
Leasing and upgrading of the car are done after every 2-3 years irrespective of the condition of the vehicle.
11. Energy Drink Craze
Energy drinks have a large market worldwide with billions of dollars being spent on them contributing to health and environmental wastage problems.
12. Hyper-Consumer Toys
The modern children possess hundreds of toys most of which are made of plastic and are short-term.
13. Online Returns Overload
Online returns lead to redundant emissions and wasted merchandizes as a result of shipping.
14. Mania of Home Upgrades
The renovations are done due to trends, not necessity kitchen, bathrooms, and decorations undergo renovations regularly.
15. Continuous Technology Updates
The tablets, laptops, smartwatches are all continuously updated, even on small variations.
16. Coffee Cup Catastrophe
Single-use coffee cups are disposed of every year in billions.
17. Unboxing Culture of Influencers
People who want to be exposed to useless products are motivated by endless video clips of unboxing.
18. The Over-the-Top Pet Products
The pet owners are now over indulging in purchases of toys, accessories and pet tech.
19. The Overwhelming Beauty Products
The typical consumer has dozens of beauty and skin care products in their possession, most of which are untouched.
20. Waste Water Bottle
Even though there are reusable alternatives, individuals are buying billions of plastic water bottles.
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