Tag: consumerism
May. 2, 2025
$5 or $150? Either way, your tote bag is doing the talking
Forget resumes and LinkedIn profiles — your real first impression is the bag you haul into Wawa at midnight. One walk down Lancaster or a…
Feb. 24, 2023
The unsustainable nature of emotional support water bottles
As consumer culture has started to prioritize sustainable living and making strides in everyday life to cut down on preventable waste, it is hard to…
May. 13, 2016
One man’s trash is another man’s dinner
Exiting the dreaded dining hall, you nonchalantly toss a half-eaten slice of pizza and your untouched salad into a trashcan overflowing with uneaten food. On…
Dec. 6, 2013
Thanksgiving erosion
On its 150th anniversary, Thanksgiving doesn’t look like what it used to. While the feast has been attributed to the Puritans’ celebration in 1621, the…