We Need More Than Fewer, Better Things
A thoughtful meditation from Deb Chachra on what we actually need when we want stuff that minimises harm during its manufacture and eventual disposal.
And better doesn’t always mean something will last a long time. The plastic packaging in which we buy and store food might have a useful lifetime of only days or weeks, but in that time it may keep food fresher than paper, or contain leaks better than aluminum foil. Longevity isn’t the right answer for everything, and neither is thoughtless disposability.
What we really need is more ways to limit the harms of what we buy, own, and discard.
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