The Story of Stuff

Here's an amazing website and video 'The Story of Stuff' by Annie Leonard, who spent 10 years researching the issues of the production/consumption patterns of western culture. It's well-worth 20 minutes to watch the video. While doing so you can also look at th workbook and other features on this well-designed, interactive site. 'Good stuff' so to speak!



From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.