August 2010
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Neighborly Borrowing, Over the Online Fence →
jennydeluxe:
My debut Sunday business column………!
We’re sold on sharing services/activities, and applaud Jenna’s good NYT coverage of them.
Related Unconsumption posts here, here, here, here, here, and here. (There are others — too many to include!)
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Get college textbooks for less by renting instead... →
It’s about time.
“The rise of rentals means students can see substantial upfront cost savings without having to gamble on buying a used book and hoping the bookstore will buy it back…. Students can highlight and write in the rentals; normal wear and tear is expected.
“The country’s two largest college bookstore companies, Follett and Barnes & Noble, embraced the...
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10 ways to save money through sharing →
“Sharing stuff and services saves money, but the benefits go far beyond the financial — it also conserves resources and builds our ties with our neighbors.”
[hat tip to @ShareableDesign]
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BBC News - Mexico City bans free plastic bags →
“Shops in the Mexican capital will have to charge for the bags, which must also be biodegradable.”
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Many Americans are still clueless on how to save... →
The largest group, nearly 20 percent, cited turning off lights as the best approach — an action that affects energy budgets relatively little. Very few cited buying decisions that experts say would cut U.S. energy consumption dramatically, such as more efficient cars (cited by only 2.8 percent), more efficient appliances (cited by 3.2 percent) or weatherizing homes (cited by 2.1 percent)....
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Beyond File Sharing - WSJ.com →
This WSJ story about not owning some things (due to space constraints or for other reasons) will resonate with many Unconsumption friends. Several entities that facilitate the sharing, rental, and/or lending of goods, including Freecycle, SnapGoods, Zipcar, and SoBi, among others, are mentioned.
[spotted on Twitter, thanks to @socialbicycles (SoBi)]
Related posts: here
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From Bruce Sterling’s Beyond The Beyond blog at Wired.com:
A description (and promotion of soon-to-be-released book) emphasizing *how* we consume:
“‘Collaborative Consumption’ describes the rapid explosion in traditional sharing, bartering, lending, trading, renting, gifting, and swapping redefined through technology and peer communities.”
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La sobriété est branchée! « Détritus: Au-delà des... →
Praise for Unconsumption — both the notion and blog — en Francais, thanks to Yannick Gelinas!
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Fashion Tries on Zero Waste Design - NYTimes.com →
A small but impassioned coterie of designers has spent the last few years quietly experimenting with innovative design techniques, and some of their ideas are starting to penetrate the mainstream. Next month, Parsons the New School for Design — which inspired a generation of would-be designers through the television series “Project Runway” — will offer one of the world’s first fashion courses in...
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A Global Graveyard for Dead Computers in Ghana →
Great slideshow on NYT Mag’s site.
“In Agbogbloshie, a slum in Accra, the
capital of Ghana, adults and children tear away at computers from abroad
to get at the precious metals inside.”
