CIT - Overconsumption

In the news 

Abundance and Waste 

• Consumer society: people keep buying stuff they don't need  
• Due to globalisation products are very cheap 
• Products don't last long, so people need to buy again and again 

Result: abundance and waste 

Abundance and Waste 

Results of massive over consumption 

• Damage to the enviroment chade aan het milieu

o Massive CO2 emmissions resulting in the warming up of the earth 

o Due to warming of earth the sea levels rise and the climate changes 

o Supletion of fosile fuels 

Results of massive over consumption 

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Results of massive over consumption 

       Extreme weather                                                Fosile fuels running out 

Results of massive over consumption 

Massive rise of amount of waste 

Group work 

With your group you make a mini-presentation (5min) and a quiz about:  

1. Food waste  
2. E-waste 
3. Fast Fashion
4. Consumer behavior