Activist Annie Leonard narrates this anticonsumerism video that traces the links between what we consume as finished goods and what is consumed in the production of those goods. The hidden costs of consumption-costs attributable to pollution, waste disposal, and transportation-are also explored. [20:40]

Concepts

consumer awareness, consumerism, consumption

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Additional Tags

anticonsumerism, consumer culture, costs of consumerism, environmental education, environmental issues, ms-ess3-4

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)